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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Commonwealth v. Engstrom, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)

Citation
Commonwealth v. Engstrom, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
Parent Document
Commonwealth v. Engstrom, 122 N.E.3d 1098 (2019)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2019-01-03

Full Text

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During the search incident to arrest, the trooper found an empty nip bottle of Captain Morgan's rum in the defendant's coat pocket but left it there and zipped the pocket closed because he did not want to risk further agitating the defendant, who had become increasingly upset during the encounter as they stood in the high-speed lane on Interstate 91. The defendant was transported to the police station and a tow truck removed her vehicle, which had some damage to the front end and to one of the side mirrors. At the station, the nip bottle was no longer in the defendant's coat. The trooper checked the path from the station to his cruiser, his cruiser's interior, and he even went back to the scene and walked the area, but never located the bottle.