Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Caceres
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 10, 1992PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction of trafficking in cocaine. We transferred his appeal to this court on our own motion.
Although the defendant argues one issue arising from his trial, his appeal is principally directed at the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during an inventory search of the motor vehicle that he had been driving before a State trooper stopped the vehicle and then arrested the defendant for giving him a false name in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 25 (1990 ed.). The defendant does not challenge the lawfulness of the stop or of his arrest. Relying largely…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. ShelineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BrinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. BettencourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
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