Oral Arguments, April 6, 2026, Neyman, Hershfang, Toone, JJ.

Massachusetts Appeals Court · April 6, 2026

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Commonwealth v. Santos — detention, inventory searches and jury instruction on defacement

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Panel called Commonwealth v. Santos; Edward Crane (defense counsel for Kami Santos) argued the trooper unreasonably prolonged the defendant's detention by forcing him to sit on the sidewalk while an inventory search was completed, and that evidence should be suppressed. Justices (Eric Nyman, Rachel Hersfang, Robert Ton) pressed Crane on case law and timing; Crane acknowledged limited precedent for a set time limit and emphasized reasonableness and sequencing (citation issuance before inventory). Defense also challenged an intentional-defacement jury instruction, arguing Ferrara flawed the pres

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Oral arguments heard April 6, 2026 before a three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court in Boston covering six docketed matters including criminal suppression and jury-instruction disputes, identification and admissibility issues, sex-offender registry review, housing possession and bid-scope disputes.

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