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COMMONWEALTH v. ARIAS

SJC-12510.

481 Mass. 604 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH v. JOSE L. ARIAS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

March 15, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Esther J. Horwich (Stephen J. Wright also present) for the defendant.

Kenneth E. Steinfield, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

David R. Rangaviz, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for Committee for Public Counsel Services, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, & LOWY, JJ.

In this case, we confront the scope of two exceptions to the warrant requirement that have resulted in some confusion in previous jurisprudence in the Commonwealth: the emergency aid exception and the exigent circumstances exception.1

1. Background. a. Facts. We summarize the facts found...

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