Date: | 02/12/2018 |
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Organization: | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
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Commonwealth v. Ortiz
Commonwealth v. Ortiz
Supreme Judicial Court, February 12, 2018
(Search and Seizure/Consent)
A driver's consent to allow the police to search for narcotics or firearms 'in the vehicle' does not authorize a police officer to search under the hood of the vehicle and, as part of that search, to remove the vehicle's air filter.