Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cheek
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 20, 1992PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
The defendant, Zan E. Cheek, stands indicted for the unlawful carrying of a handgun, possession of ammunition, and possession of marihuana with intent to distribute. After a hearing, a Superior Court judge denied the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence seized from him after police stopped and frisked him in the Roxbury section of Boston. The defendant applied to a single justice of this court for leave to appeal the denial of his motion. See Mass. R. Crim. P. 15 (b) (2), 378 Mass. 882 (1979). The single justice allowed the defendant’s application for leave to appeal and reported the…
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