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Appeals Court hears dispute over pat‑frisk after Lynn traffic stop in Commonwealth v. Ruiz
Summary
In Commonwealth v. Ruiz, the prosecutor urged reversal of a suppression ruling, citing gang‑related saturation patrols, a rapid passenger exit and a cross‑body satchel as supporting reasonable suspicion for a frisk; the defense countered that officers lacked information tying the passenger to the suspected driver.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard oral argument in Commonwealth v. Ruiz, Docket No. 2025‑0646, over whether a trial judge properly allowed a motion to suppress evidence after police ordered a passenger back to a stopped vehicle and conducted a pat‑frisk.
Prosecutor Katherine Jansen told the panel the court should reverse, saying the judge below erred by isolating factors rather than applying a totality‑of‑circumstances analysis. Jansen emphasized local “saturation patrols” after recent shootings, the officer’s…
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