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Commonwealth v. Jones

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided July 22, 2019No. AC 18-P-1195PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWolohojian, J.

*642 *804 This interlocutory appeal stems from motions to suppress 1 that the defendant filed in anticipation of his third trial on indictments charging murder in the first degree and other charges relating to the April 17, 2012 fatal shooting of Dinoriss Alston and nonfatal shooting of Ashley Platt. 2 After conducting an extensive evidentiary hearing, 3 a Superior Court judge allowed 4 the defendant's motions and suppressed statements that the defendant and his mother had made during three encounters with police on the day of the shooting. The first encounter occurred when police stopped the…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. CeccoliniSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. COMMONWEALTH v. LINCOLN FORD.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2022
  2. COMMONWEALTH v. PIERRE A. SERTYL.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2022
  3. Commonwealth v. JenkinsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2024
  4. Commonwealth v. Luis Jose RomeroMassachusetts Superior Court · 2025
  5. Commonwealth v. Michael A. HandMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2024

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