{"id":2766,"date":"2021-09-22T05:02:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T09:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2021-09-20T09:03:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:03:10","slug":"when-is-a-stop-and-frisk-justified-massachusetts-appellate-court-decides-in-commonwealth-v-privette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/when-is-a-stop-and-frisk-justified-massachusetts-appellate-court-decides-in-commonwealth-v-privette\/","title":{"rendered":"When is a Stop and Frisk Justified? Massachusetts Appellate Court Decides in Commonwealth v. Privette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Massachusetts Appellate Court Decides Stop and Frisk Case\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The controversial police method of stop and frisk had been heavily debated since its inception. However, some courts have held stop and frisks to be legal so long as there is a reasonable justification. The Massachusetts Appellate Court looked at this issue in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/files\/documents\/2021\/09\/14\/b20P0251.pdf\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Commonwealth v. Privette<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What happened in the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Privette\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\/when-is-a-stop-and-frisk-justified-massachusetts-appellate-court-decides-in-commonwealth-v-privette\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading When is a Stop and Frisk Justified? Massachusetts Appellate Court Decides in Commonwealth v. 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