Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Simmons
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 22, 1984PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The defendant was found guilty of rape, armed assault with intent to murder, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. Shortly before the trial was to begin, the police took the victim to view the defendant’s car, which was parked near the driveway of his mother-in-law’s house.
No search warrant was obtained.
The defendant was previously before this court, arguing that the identification procedure employed was impermissibly suggestive and that the “search” of the vehicle was unreasonable. In Commonwealth v. Simmons, 383 Mass. 46 (1981), we rejected the defendant’s contention that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. SantanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. FernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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