{"id":2412,"date":"2020-10-07T05:26:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T09:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2020-10-01T21:07:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T01:07:18","slug":"worcester-criminal-defense-lawyer-comments-on-drug-distribution-involving-probable-cause-to-search-a-home-when-a-confidential-informant-is-used-by-the-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/worcester-criminal-defense-lawyer-comments-on-drug-distribution-involving-probable-cause-to-search-a-home-when-a-confidential-informant-is-used-by-the-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Worcester Criminal Defense lawyer comments on drug distribution involving probable cause to search a home when a confidential informant is used by the police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a Worcester Criminal Defense Lawyers. a recent case from Worcester Country decided by the Massachusetts Appeals Court raised important issues of search and seizure in drug cases. \u00a0Drug cases often involve confidential informants and whether police can establish a nexus between the location of the search and drug distribution activity.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Court of Appeals recently decided a case concerning a search and seizure of a home in <em>Commonwealth v. Andre-Fields <\/em>No. 19-P-846, 2020 WL 5648611 (Mass. App. Ct. Sept. 23, 2020).<\/p>\n<p>Two defendants, Milano Andre-Fields, and his girlfriend Mindy Doherty, had their home raided and a large number of firearms and illegal drugs were confiscated.\u00a0 Prior to trial, Andre-Fields and Doherty filed motions to suppress this evidence.\u00a0 The Superior Court granted this motion on the basis that search warrants failed to establish the requisite nexus between the objects sought and the premises to be searched.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/worcester-criminal-defense-lawyer-comments-on-drug-distribution-involving-probable-cause-to-search-a-home-when-a-confidential-informant-is-used-by-the-police\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Worcester Criminal Defense lawyer comments on drug distribution involving probable cause to search a home when a confidential informant is used by the police\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Worcester Criminal Defense Lawyers. a recent case from Worcester Country decided by the Massachusetts Appeals Court raised important issues of search and seizure in drug cases. \u00a0Drug cases often involve confidential informants and whether police can establish a nexus between the location of the search and drug distribution activity. 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