Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Williams

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided January 19, 1999No. 97-P-2003PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Warner, CJ.

The defendant was the subject of an automobile stop during which cocaine was found on her person. The defendant filed a motion to suppress the contraband, which was denied by a District Court judge. The defendant subsequently stipulated to the facts contained in the police report and was found guilty. The defendant now appeals, arguing that her motion to suppress should have been allowed.

The motion judge found the following facts.1 Shortly after midnight, the defendant was driving on Warren Street in Roxbury with two passengers. She drove from the right to the left *182lane of the road…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Maryland v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
  2. Commonwealth v. PaganMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
  4. Commonwealth v. HortonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. StackMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000

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