Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Daniel
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 5, 2013PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
The defendants, Clint Daniel and Alyson Tayetto, were stopped by a Boston police officer for a motor vehicle infraction in the early morning hours of December 13, 2009. The interior of the vehicle smelled of burnt marijuana, and in response to a question from the officer, Tayetto, the driver, produced two small bags containing the substance. The officer searched the vehicle and found a handgun and ammunition in the glove box. Daniel and Tayetto were subsequently charged with several firearms offenses.
The defendants moved to suppress the evidence recovered from the vehicle. A Boston Municipal…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. AntobenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. JimenezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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