Search and Seizure Protection in Boston
Protection of your constitutional rights has become increasingly important. Ensuring that your 4th Amendment right has not been violated during a traffic stop or police visit to your home can be paramount to a defense of criminal charges.
The 4th Amendment provides protection of privacy, limiting the ability of police to search your person, clothing, vehicle or residence for evidence of a suspected crime. The Massachusetts Constitution provides even greater protection of your privacy rights than the Federal Constitution. Article 14 of The Massachusetts Declaration of rights goes beyond the 4th Amendment by constraining further police action in cases such as vehicle exit order, pat frisks, traffic stops, search warrants, and dog sniffs.
If you believe your constitutional rights have been violated in connection with a criminal charge, the law office of Joseph J. Goldberg-Giuliano, Attorney at Law can help. Attorney Goldberg-Giuliano is knowledgeable about what police can and cannot do. Contact his office today to discuss your case.
How Does the 4th Amendment Help Me?
Search and seizure violations are useful tools in defending criminal cases, particularly those relating to drug or gun charges. If an officer performed an illegal search and seizure during your arrest, all evidence obtained may be held inadmissible in court.
Having illegally seized evidence thrown out of court can reduce the strength of the prosecution's case against you. Officers need probable cause to search your vehicle in a traffic stop, execute a search warrant, or take you into custody. Massachusetts law provides even greater protection against illegal search and seizures.
To discuss your search and seizure case with a knowledgeable lawyer, call attorney Goldberg-Giuliano's office at 617-997-0282 or contact him via e-mail.
