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Appeals court hears challenge to stop and informant corroboration in Commonwealth v. Hernandez
Summary
Defense argued police lacked adequate corroboration for an informant tip and that the stop was pretextual; the Commonwealth said controlled buys, surveillance of the same vehicle and license‑plate photo provided corroboration and reasonable suspicion. Panel reserved decision.
The appeals court on Tuesday heard argument in Commonwealth v. Hernandez over whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to suppress evidence seized after a traffic stop.
Natalie Streca, representing the appellant, argued officers did not have sufficient independent corroboration of a confidential informant’s tip that narcotics were being transported from New York to Massachusetts in a specific vehicle.…
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