COMMONWEALTH v. PHIFER

SJC-11242.

463 Mass. 790 (2012)

COMMONWEALTH v. DEMETRIUS A. PHIFER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Murphy for the defendant.

Zachary Hillman , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.


BOTSFORD, J.

The defendant, Demetrius A. Phifer, was charged in a two-count complaint with distribution of a class B substance and a drug violation near a school or park, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, §§ 32 (a) and 32J, respectively. He moved to suppress evidence obtained from a warrantless search of his cellular telephone, which had been seized from him after his arrest and at the time of booking, arguing that the telephone was searched without probable...

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