Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. White
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 28, 2016No. SJC 11917PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
In February, 2010, a Boston police detective investigating an armed robbery and shooting at a convenience store went to the defendant’s high school, after suspicion had focused on the defendant as one of the three perpetrators. The detective spoke with a school administrator, who informed him that, pursuant to school policy, she was holding the defendant’s cellular telephone. After consultation with his supervisor, the detective seized the telephone to prevent the defendant from retrieving it and removing evidence or destroying the device. At that point, however, the detective had no…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Segura v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by34 opinions
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