Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sweezey
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 8, 2000No. 95-P-173PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJacobs, J.
Following the denial of his motion to suppress, the defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of trafficking in over 200 grams of cocaine.1 We affirm his conviction, addressing the four issues raised.
*491. Denial of motion to suppress. The defendant argues that the police were without probable cause to arrest him or to search for the cocaine, and that the judge erroneously denied his motion to suppress the cocaine and certain statements he made at the time of his arrest.
We summarize the facts from the judge’s supported findings,2 which we supplement with uncontested testimony. See…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. StouteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. BorgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. ThibeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SykesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. StephensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. CiaramitaroMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. CostaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
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