Browse 9 confidential informant reliability cases decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
SJC Affirms Firearm Conviction Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
Commonwealth v. Santana, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the defendant's con...
SJC Affirms Firearm Conviction Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
Edward Tyrone Jones v. Commonwealth, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the ...
Search warrant upheld; probable cause found sufficient
EDWARD R. SORIANO v. COMMONWEALTH & Another., decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Edward R. Soriano, appealed the de...
SJC Affirms Firearm Conviction Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
Commonwealth v. Nathaniel Rodriguez, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the d...
Informant's tip, corroborated by surveillance, provides probable cause for arrest.
Commonwealth v. Sammy Lozada, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a defendant's con...
Probable Cause Justifies Warrantless Vehicle Search for Drugs
Commonwealth v. William C. Foley, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a lower court...
SJC Affirms Firearm Conviction Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
Commonwealth v. Ralph Brown, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the defendant's...
SJC Affirms Disorderly Conduct Arrest and Assault Conviction
Commonwealth v. Robin B. Adams, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on April 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the convicti...
SJC Affirms Firearm Conviction Based on Corroborated Informant Tip
Commonwealth v. David Roman, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on March 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the defendant's co...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 9 confidential informant reliability cases from Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 9.
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