Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. White

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided June 1, 2009No. 07-P-1815Published

1Opinion of the CourtMills, J.

This is the Commonwealth’s appeal from the allowance of the motions to suppress filed by the defendants Christian White and Latoya Nunes. The weapons and ammunition charges are listed in the margin.2 In their motions, both defendants claimed that the stop of their vehicle, exit orders, and patfrisks were unlawful. Nunes also claimed a Miranda violation. A Superior Court judge ultimately found that the stop of the defendants’ vehicle was based upon a hunch, rather than reasonable suspicion, and ordered all evidence suppressed.3 We reverse.

Background.4 The judge’s findings are essentially…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. New York v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Doe v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. StouteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996

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