Copley v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[W]hen a criminal procedural] rule is violated but the defendant’s constitutional rights are not affected, suppression may still be warranted if there is (1) prejudice to the defendant, in the sense that the search might not have occurred or been so abusive if the rule had been followed or (2) if there is evidence of deliberate disregard of the rule.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Bedway