{"id":2762,"date":"2021-09-20T08:59:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2762"},"modified":"2021-09-20T08:59:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:59:55","slug":"warrant-needed-to-use-body-camera-footage-massachusetts-sjc-decides-in-commonwealth-v-yusuf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/warrant-needed-to-use-body-camera-footage-massachusetts-sjc-decides-in-commonwealth-v-yusuf\/","title":{"rendered":"Warrant Needed to Use  Body Camera Footage \u2014 Massachusetts SJC Decides in Commonwealth v. Yusuf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Decides Body Camera Case\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the aftermath of the 2014 Michael Brown shooting by a law enforcement offer, police departments all across the country began to require officers to wear body cameras while on duty. Body cameras were meant to protect citizens from police misconduct. But, what if body camera footage is used against you in court? The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided today <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/files\/documents\/2021\/09\/10\/k12989.pdf\">Commonwealth v. Yusuf<\/a> t<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he question of whether body camera footage capturing the inside of someone\u2019s home requires a warrant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What happened in the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yusuf\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">case?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/warrant-needed-to-use-body-camera-footage-massachusetts-sjc-decides-in-commonwealth-v-yusuf\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Warrant Needed to Use  Body Camera Footage \u2014 Massachusetts SJC Decides in Commonwealth v. 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