Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mandile
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 23, 1986PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This case is before the court on an interlocutory appeal from an order by a Superior Court judge suppressing certain statements made by the defendant to law enforcement officials after his arrest on January 25, 1985. The defendant had filed a motion to suppress, asserting that the statements were not voluntary because they were induced by assurances of protection and leniency. After hearing testimony from several witnesses, the judge ordered the statements suppressed. The Commonwealth was granted leave to appeal from the order of the Superior Court, pursuant to Mass. R. Crim P. 15 (b) (2),…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jordan v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MeehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WilborneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by102 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SelbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. MageeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. MandileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. NovoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
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