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COMMONWEALTH v. COSTA

448 Mass. 510 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH v. NILTON COSTA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex

March 13, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Logee Swenson for the defendant.

Jessica Langsam, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.

CORDY, J.

This case requires us to determine whether the police had reasonable suspicion to stop and pat frisk a suspect, Nilton Costa, based on information provided in a telephone call placed to a 911 emergency operator. The telephone call was made with a cellular telephone (cell phone). The caller did not identify herself, but was aware that her call was being recorded and that the police had identified the telephone number...

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