COMMONWEALTH v. MARTIN

No. 15-P-403.

91 Mass. App. Ct. 733 (2017)

COMMONWEALTH v. DEQUAN MARTIN.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chase A. Marshall for the defendant.

Kathryn Leary , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MEADE, WOLOHOJIAN, & MALDONADO, JJ.


In this case, we consider whether the warrantless entry by police into a residence was justified where the entry was made while chasing the defendant, who fled from police during a stop for a civil infraction of marijuana possession. Concluding that these circumstances do not give rise to any exigency that would authorize the police...

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