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DEPOSIT PHOTOS Criminal defense attorneys say a recent Supreme Judicial Court decision should give defendants a better chance of establishing that a pedestrian stop was racially motivated in violation of equal protection guarantees under the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights. In the case in question, three Boston police officers in an unmarked vehicle received reports of
The Massachusetts high court issued a major decision on Monday that recognizes important Constitutional rights by allowing people leeway to legally challenge police stops even if law enforcement can articulate some reasonable suspicion for their probe.