Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Moreira

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided June 11, 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*910If believed, the evidence presented by the Commonwealth was sufficient to warrant the jury in finding that the police had reason to stop the defendant and his companions and inquire regarding their possession of a handgun on a public street late at night, see Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968); Commonwealth v. Anderson, 366 Mass. 394, 397-400 (1974); Commonwealth v. McCauley, 9 Mass. App. Ct. 780, 781-783 (1981); Commonwealth v. Crowley, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 915 (1982), and that the stop would have taken place outside of the defendant’s home had the defendant not pushed Officer Munroe through the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. FordeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  4. Bad Elk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  5. City of Columbus v. FraleyOhio Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. MoreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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