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Appeals court probes consent, guest privacy and restraining‑order limits in Lopez search case
Summary
In Kamala v. Lopez, defense counsel argued a pretrial suppression motion was wrongly denied after police seized pants and mail from a shared bedroom; the Commonwealth countered the homeowner had actual and apparent authority to consent and that suppressing the mail would be merely cumulative evidence.
Attorney Lindmark, arguing for appellant Mister Lopez, told the appeals panel the trial court improperly denied a pretrial motion to suppress and a post‑trial motion for a required finding arising from a police search of a shared bedroom. Lindmark said the facts showed the drugs could have been discovered by the mother without police participation and that the physical seizure of the pants, mail and baggies — and the police’s subsequent search without a warrant — infringed the defendant’s expectation of privacy in his sleeping area.
Lindmark emphasized the defendant had lived at the…
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