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COMMONWEALTH v. OWENS

No. SJC-12494.

480 Mass. 1034 (2018)

COMMONWEALTH, v. TERRY LYNN OWENS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

November 7, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Gauthier, IV, for the defendant.

Cailin M. Campbell, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Rescript

The Commonwealth appeals from an order allowing Terry Lynn Owens's motion to suppress evidence discovered when police officers "froze" a house while they obtained a warrant. In a divided opinion, the Appeals Court reversed, concluding that the police officers' actions were justified to prevent the removal or destruction of evidence. Commonwealth v. Owens, 92 Mass.App.Ct. 193, 199 (2017). A dissenting...

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