Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dagraca
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 17, 2006PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
The defendant, Gregory Dagraca, was indicted for trafficking in cocaine over one hundred grams, possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, and committing each offense in a school zone. He moved to suppress statements he had made to the police, claiming that he had not been given a complete set of Miranda warnings.1 See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. *547436, 444, 479 (1966). A judge in the Superior Court denied the motion, and the Commonwealth introduced the statements in evidence at trial. The jury convicted the defendant of the lesser included offenses of trafficking in cocaine over…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Dickerson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Milton v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by66 opinions
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