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Appeals court hears challenge to seizure in parking-lot encounter in Commonwealth v. Benjie Guerrier
Summary
Appellate argument focused on whether officers' actions and vehicle positioning created a coercive show of authority that seized the passenger and whether reasonable suspicion existed at the moment of seizure.
The appeals court considered whether Benjie Guerrier was unlawfully seized at a parking-lot encounter and, if so, whether the officers had reasonable suspicion to detain him.
Attorney Kevin Casola, representing Guerrier, urged the panel to view the video evidence independently. Casola said two police cars' positioning, an officer's approach to the passenger-side door, repeated questions…
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