Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. DiGeronimo
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 13, 1995No. 94-P-630PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
The underlying issue in this case is the validity of a warrantless police entry into the private residence *715of a suspected drunk driver who had recently caused an accident. As a result of that entry, the police obtained overwhelmingly incriminating evidence that led to the conviction of Vincent DiGeronimo for operating his vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
Background facts.1 In Leominster on St. Patrick’s Day evening, 1993, snow and misty rain covered the roads in a dark sheen of ice. At approximately 10:30 p.m., DiGeronimo was operating his four-wheel drive Jeep Wagoneer on…
2Cases cited71 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MidiMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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