Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/26/2009

Commonwealth v. Watts

Citations

74 Mass. App. Ct. 514
908 N.E.2d 788
2009 Mass. App. LEXIS 846

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noting in dicta that police could have impounded rental vehicle after learning during traffic stop that driver’s rental agreement had expired
we afford substantial deference to the motion judge’s subsidiary findings of fact and will not disturb them absent clear error
reasonable suspicion based in part on laundry dryer sheets which may mask odor
rental agreement had expired, vehicle had been “queried” by police department within last thirty days, and rental agency told officer that defendant was not authorized operator and that they did not want him driving it
reasonable suspicion based in part on fabric softener dryer sheets
“We need not decide whether the fact that [the rental company] no longer authorized the defendant to operate the rental car provided the police with probable cause to arrest him for use of a motor vehicle without authority in violation of G.L.c. 90, §24(2)(a)”

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