· 3/17/2022
in the Interest of E.G.T.
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- Warning that “ if you don't have money for a lawyer, they can help find one for you,” was defective.
- explaining that although police may be justified in inventorying items, Commonwealth must still \present . . . evidence to carry its burden to establish that this was a lawful inventory search\
- noting legal distinction between merely observing bank’s name and logo on a bank card during an inventory search, and recording account numbers for use in further investigation
- in inventory search, police may observe and utilize information that is obvious, but may not examine papers
- improper to attempt by argument to engender the jury’s anger toward the defendant or his counsel
- police not permitted to “investigate the information in the wallet without obtaining a search warrant”
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