Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Moreira
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 12, 1982PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
On August 30, 1980, two Somerville police officers pursued a motorcycle that the defendant was operating in an erratic manner, stopped the defendant, and arrested him. Though no field sobriety test was performed, the officers formed the opinion that the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The defendant was taken to a police station where a breathalyzer test was administered. A reading of .12 percent blood alcohol was recorded.
The defendant was tried before a jury of six in the Cambridge Division of the District Court Department on three complaints charging: (1) operating…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Barnes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Wesley P. Tart v. Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Commonwealth v. NealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. SneedMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. LykusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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