Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Locke
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 7, 2016No. AC 15-P-552PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
Complaints issued in the District Court charging the defendants, Andrew K. Locke and Tanik S. Kerr, with trafficking in fifty pounds or more of marijuana, G. L. c. 94C, § 32E(a), and conspiracy to traffic in marijuana, G. L. c. 94C, § 40. 2 The Commonwealth appeals from the allowance of the defendants’ motions to suppress evidence and from the denials of its motions for reconsideration, arguing that the judge committed legal error when he concluded that “the odor of marijuana does not constitute reasonable suspicion of criminal activity or probable cause to believe that more than one ounce of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
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3Cited by6 opinions
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