. The court ruled that the warrantless search of the dormitory room by the campus police violated the defendant's constitutional rights and that all evidence obtained as a result of the search should be suppressed in the case Commonwealth v. Eric W. Neilson, 423 Mass 75 (1996). College officials searched the room because they had reason to believe that there was an animal inside the room, which is against school policies. When they got in the room they proceeded to look in the closet; there they found a marijuana plant. The college officials immediately called the police and when they arrived they took pictures of the plant for evidence, and then with the help of the college officials, removed it from the room. At no time did the police seek,
