Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/10/1991
Alicea v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 573 N.E.2d 487
- 410 Mass. 384
- 1991 Mass. LEXIS 294
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- trooper used his flashlight to look down through window casing, and observed partially obscured object at bottom of door frame
- demeanor can show that defendant was alarmed and knew that there was something incriminating to be found
- “[discovery of secreted contraband in a vehicle with a defendant, without more, is not sufficient to warrant an inference of . . . knowledge”
- “defendant’s change in demeanor [during police search of vehicle] supports the inference that he knew that there was something incriminating to be found”
- “The fact that the defendant was operating a vehicle with a ‘popped’ ignitian and containing heroin worth thousands of dollars tends to show his knowledge of the presence of the drugs”
- defendant’s demeanor may support inference that he knew drugs were present
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, O'Connor, Greaney
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. SantanaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-03· cited 151×
- Commonwealth v. AlvaradoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-14· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. SinforosoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-06-15· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. FeyenordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-02· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. SespedesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-16· cited 41×
- State v. SwansonCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1992-04-14· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. CottoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-07-23· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. ElyseeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-09-29· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. HuntMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-12-12· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. MovilisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-03-31· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-05-13· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. SantanaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-05-08· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. MojicaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-10-31· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Superior Court· 2004-03-10
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1984-06-29· cited 873×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-04-03· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-06-14· cited 106×
- Berry v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-01-31· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-03-02· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. AlmeidaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-09-02· cited 36×
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