Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Murphy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 2, 1968PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
A complaint charged the defendant with having in his possession 438 short lobsters in violation of G. L. c. 130, § 44, as amended by St. 1963, c. 300, § 2. Prior to a trial in the Superior Court the defendant made a motion to suppress the evidence, which consisted of lobsters seized in the defendant’s garage by officers of the law. The motion was denied. The judge, being of opinion that three questions of law were involved which were “so important or doubtful” as to require a decision of this court before trial, reported them. The questions reported are: “1. Whether or not the search and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Samuel Rosencranz v. United States of America, Anthony Dipietro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- Commonwealth v. GormanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Orval Care v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. Hipolito Cruz PaganCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Commonwealth v. ThomasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- United States v. United Shoe MacHinery CorporationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1950
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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