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MA: University police left their jurisdiction, so inventory on arrest invalid

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

University police officers followed defendant’s car off campus and outside their jurisdiction, and they stopped him believing there was a warrant out for his arrest. There was, and he was arrested and the vehicle inventoried. The search violated the state constitution because it was clearly outside these officers’ limited jurisdiction. Commonwealth v. Hernandez, 2010 Mass. LEXIS 196 (April 16, 2010).* Defendant’s conviction for disorderly conduct for refusing entry to a law enforcement officer was reversed. The officer responded to a 911 domestic call, but there was no evidence justifying an entry on exigent circumstances. Barnes v. State, 2010 Ind. App. LEXIS 627 (April 15, 2010).* The defendant did not abandon the backpack he left with another, and its search was unreasonable...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on April 22, 2010 (boomark / email).