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Appeals court questions whether plea withdrawal should follow alleged illegal inventory search in Bellis case
Summary
In Commonwealth v. Bellis, defense counsel urged reversal of a plea and a new trial on grounds that an unlawful inventory search produced evidence; the panel and Commonwealth debated whether evidentiary gaps and delay undermine the claim and whether an evidentiary hearing is warranted.
Good morning. The panel considered arguments in Commonwealth v. Bellis about whether Mr. Bellis should be allowed to withdraw his plea because his counsel did not litigate what the current attorneys say was an unlawful inventory search.
Defense counsel Mike Rone said the arresting officers conducted an inventory search improperly and that contemporaneous police reports…
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