Reversed

The Supreme Judicial Court (as of March 11, 2010) now has reversed the foregoing Appeals Court decision.

On March 11, 2010, the SJC effectively declared that the shelter was the juvenile's "home". And therefore, there was an expectation of privacy. James Otis would be proud.

Now, to determine whether there is a "subjective expectation" of privacy, it must be, inter alia, one that society recognizes as reasonable.