Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Re: probable cause

It depends on other facts. This alone is probably not probable cause. You provided insufficient information.

Re: probable cause

This is exactly the type of issue that you hire an attorney to explore. Criminal defense attorneys argue everyday in every courtroom around the country with prosecutors over whether or not things like this provide ample reason for police officers to perform warrantless searches. It is a reasonable issue to raise and I would strongly suggest that you hire an attorney to do so. However, the answer is a judicial ruling that will ride on additional facts and who the judge is and how good a job your attorney does campared to the district attorney. So hire carefully.

Re: probable cause

Tinted windows alone should not create probable cause to search a vehicle. However, it could be one factor, combined with other factors, that create probable cause. Such other factors could be location of vehicle (high crime area), behavior of occupants (furtive movements, appearing like a drug offense), or other factors. In addition, if the windows have too much tint, the windows could be illegally tinted.

Re: probable cause

Not without more. Did they find anything? Were you charged with a crime? Which court?