Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pierre
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 12, 2008No. 06-P-1329PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRapoza, C.J.
The defendant appeals his convictions for carrying a firearm without a license, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(a), and possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(A).1 He argues that the District Court judge erred in denying his motion to suppress the firearm that served as the basis of these convictions. Because *581we conclude that the search that led to the discovery of the firearm does not constitute a search incident to arrest, we reverse.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. Vanya V.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. HollowayMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
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