IRELAND, J.
This case raises the first impression question of what standard police must meet under art. 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights to justify entry into a suspect's residence pursuant to a valid arrest warrant — probable cause or a reasonable belief. We conclude that a reasonable belief is the proper standard.
Background. The defendant was charged in the Holyoke District Court with breaking and entering in the daytime with...
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