Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gutierrez
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 16, 1988No. 87-393PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The Commonwealth appeals pursuant to Mass.R.Crim.P. 15(b)(2), 378 Mass. 884 (1979), from the order of a Superior Court judge suppressing evidence seized from the defendant’s person during a warrantless search conducted at Logan Airport.
The relevant facts found by the judge are as follows. At approximately 8:00 p.m. on January 4, 1986, State Trooper Andrew Palombo was at Logan Airport watching passengers debark from the Eastern Airlines shuttle from New York City. His primary responsibility at this location was to intercept drugs entering Massachusetts. Upon observing the defendant, a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BorgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. MeehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. CiaramitaroMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. PimentelMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. HookerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
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