Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Santiago
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 4, 2015No. SJC 11619PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The defendant has been indicted on a charge of unlawful distribution of a class B controlled substance (cocaine), second or subsequent offense. See G. L. c. 94C, § 32A (c), (d). He was stopped and arrested by police officers at the same time and in the same location as another man, Edwin Ramos, to whom the Commonwealth alleges the defendant distributed the cocaine; Ramos was charged with possession of cocaine by complaint in the District Court. A judge in the Superior Court allowed the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence of the alleged cocaine on a theory of “target standing.” We consider…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- People v. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CawthronMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. PearsonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. DarosaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. St. GeorgeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. BarretoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
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