Haverhill Massachusetts Men Charged With Trafficking In Cocaine and Conspiracy
According to The Lawrence Eagle Tribune, police executed a search warrant inside a Haverhill Massachusetts apartment and found illegal controlled subtances and a big surprise --- an alligator. According to the police, following the raid on a High Street apartment in Haverhill they arrested Daniel Tiberio, 20 and William Morris, 40. The pair was charged with trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
It was reported that the police found an alligator that was fed mice and rats. According to an Animal Control Officer the reptile, which was two feet long when it was discovered, could grow to be as large as thirteen feet. The animal was transported to an animal shelter.
In Massachusetts, in order to legally enter the home the police must have had a valid search warrant. In these circumstances, the police would have to present facts establishing probable cause for a clerk magistrate to issue a warrant. There are different types of warrants that a clerk may issue. For example, in certain situations the warrant may allow for any person present to be searched and/or indicate that the police do not have to knock before entering the premises. This type of warrant is commonly referred to as a "no knock" warrant.
If you have been charged with an offense as the result of the execution of a search warrant it is imperative that you contact an experienced defense attorney. The probable cause to issue the warrant and ultimately search the area must be within the four corners of the affidavit filed in support of the search warrant. In most circumstances, if a defendant challenges the affidavit, the government is limited to rely on the four corners of the affidavit to argue that there was sufficient information presented to the clerk to issue the warrant. Depending on the circumstances of the case an aggressive Massachusetts attorney can file a motion to suppress raising a number of issues including that the area searched was beyond the scope of the warrant, the apartment or home searched was the wrong home and the police did not have a valid reason to search every person present.
Attorney Kathleen McCarthy appears in Massachusetts courts, including Peabody, Malden and Lawrence routinely. In appropriate situations she files a motion to suppress evidence citing to the fact that the police lacked probable cause to search a person and/or area. Attorney McCarthy has successfully litigated this type of motion. If you need a Massachusetts Attorney to file a motion to suppress evidence contact Attorney McCarthy at 978-975-8060 or online.
