Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Craan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 9, 2014No. SJC 11436PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
In this case, we are asked again to determine the effect of the 2008 ballot initiative decriminalizing possession of one ounce or less of marijuana (2008 initiative) on police authority to conduct warrantless searches of vehicles, this time in the context of a search effected on the basis of the odor of unburnt marijuana.
The defendant’s vehicle was searched at a sobriety checkpoint on June 11, 2010, after a State police trooper smelled the odor of unbumt marijuana emanating from it. The search revealed both loose marijuana and plastic baggies containing marijuana residue, in addition to three…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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