Commonwealth v. Cullen
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
The defendant’s convictions in this case arise out of a home burglary and attack upon an elderly woman.2 This appeal rests exclusively on a challenge to the denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained following a Terry-Silva3 investigatory stop of the car in which the defendant and an accomplice were found on the night of the break-in. The defendant lodges a threefold challenge, arguing that (1) the automobile stop was not supported by reasonable suspicion connecting the car and its occupants to criminal activity; (2) a patfnsk exceeded permissible bounds (including the bounds of the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. JonesKentucky Supreme Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. AncrumMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. PierreMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. LitesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
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