Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Murphy
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 11, 2005No. 04-P-349PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrasso, J.
A judge of the Superior Court allowed motions to suppress evidence filed by the defendants Kashmoni Murphy *12and Michael Brown, resulting in suppression of a gun found in a motor vehicle rented by Murphy and drugs found on Brown’s person.2 The matters come before us on the Commonwealth’s interlocutory appeal, allowed by a single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court under Mass.R.Crim.P. 15(b), as appearing in 422 Mass. 1501 (1996), and reported to this court for determination. We affirm the orders of suppression.
1. Background. Murphy is charged in indictments that allege assault and battery,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Devenpeck v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev., Humboldt Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. NarcisseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. LylesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. CabreraMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. RinggardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. Jones-PannellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
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