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Appeals court hears challenge to suppression ruling after officer pried locked glove box
Summary
In Commonwealth v. Jones, the Commonwealth asked the Appeals Court to reverse a judge's order suppressing evidence seized after an officer used a knife to pry open a locked glove compartment during a traffic stop and investigation of a suspicious vehicle.
Erin Knight, arguing for the Commonwealth, asked the Appeals Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that suppressed evidence after police used a knife to pry open a locked glove compartment during a traffic stop arising from a 911 report. “the officer's use of the knife to pry open the locked glove box 1 eighth to 1 fourth, inches,” Knight said, was minimally necessary to address the officer safety concern and should not have led to suppression. Defense counsel James McKenna told the panel the judge “got it right,” arguing the search became “a hunt for…
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