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Commonwealth v. Tavares

Citations

  • 459 Mass. 289
  • 945 N.E.2d 329
  • 2011 Mass. LEXIS 159

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  • concluding that the Commonwealth had made an inadequate showing that the gang members being investigated were sufficiently organized and disciplined to constitute \an organized criminal enterprise\
  • designated offense under G. L. c. 272, § 99, must be “committed in connection with organized crime”
  • \clear legislative intent\ to limit availability of wiretapping in criminal investigations
  • informant recorded conversations with defendant using concealed recording device
  • suppression of defendant's statements, secretly recorded by informant

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Judges: Cordy, Gants

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