Dalila Dewar

2 rulings

REVERSAL Mass. SJC · April 17, 2026

Massachusetts SJC Vacates Cocaine Conviction Over 24-Hour Traffic Stop Delay

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed Jose Arias's drug trafficking conviction, holding that a Boston officer's decision to wait a full day before pulling him over for an observed traffic infraction violated Article 14 of the...

REVERSAL Mass. SJC · April 17, 2026 · mentioned judge

SJC Rules 24-Hour Delay Before Traffic Stop 'Unreasonable' Under State Constitution

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that a Boston police officer's 24-hour delay between observing a civil traffic infraction and stopping the driver violated Article 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, reversing a d...