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Case Details
Worcester Superior Court ordered evidence suppressed, concluding that police officers did not have a reasonable belief that the person they were looking for was home at the time of entry, despite having an arrest warrant.
Additional Notes
Case: Commonwealth v. Moreno. The rule, as set forth in Gentile, is that when executing an arrest warrant at a home, the police must have a reasonable belief - supported by specific articulable facts - that the person is home.