Today Neil Entwistle's lawyers filed a motion to have essentially all the evidence in his double murder case dismissed. The bodies of Entwistle's wife and baby were found by police during a well-being check on January 22, 2006 which was conducted without a warrant. Entwistle's defense team claims that all subsequent searches, although conducted with warrants, were unlawful because they resulted from the initial, warrantless searches (the Jan. 22 one and an earlier one on Jan. 21). I predict this motion will be denied, as the discovery of the bodies provided the police with probable cause. However, Entwistle and his lawyers raise some good legal points. I would probably file such a motion in this situation if I was a defense lawyer. The prosecution has until April 17 to file a rebuttal, and both sides will argue it out in court on April 23.
Check the Boston Globe for more details.
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