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Appeals court weighs whether exit order and body-cam footage justified search in Villar Navarre case
Summary
The Commonwealth urged reversal of a suppression order, arguing body-worn-camera evidence and neighborhood complaints supported reasonable suspicion to order a passenger out of a stopped car; defense counsel said the stop was prolonged and practical alternatives existed.
The court heard argument in Commonwealth v. Villar Navarre over whether police had reasonable suspicion to ask a passenger to exit a stopped vehicle and whether subsequent questioning and an arrest were supported by probable cause.
Kevin Hennessy, for the Commonwealth, argued the officer's observations, the body-worn camera footage and prior neighborhood drug complaints supported the…
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