Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Alfonso A.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 6, 2003PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.

The juvenile was adjudicated a delinquent on a complaint charging possession of a firearm.1 On appeal, the juvenile claimed that his motion to suppress physical evidence and his motion to suppress statements were erroneously denied. The Appeals Court reversed, opining that both motions to suppress should have been allowed. Commonwealth v. Alfonso A., 53 Mass. App. Ct. 279, 295 (2001). We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review. For the following reasons, we conclude that the motion to suppress physical evidence was properly denied, and that further findings are…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Massachusetts v. UptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985

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3Cited by56 opinions

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