Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/14/1993
Commonwealth v. Acosta
Citations
- 627 N.E.2d 466
- 416 Mass. 279
- 1993 Mass. LEXIS 740
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- relying on Payton to justify entry to arrest under Fourth Amendment to United States Constitution but not passing on whether art. 14 of Declaration of Rights of Massachusetts Constitution requires more in view of exigent circumstances
- a police officer “did no more than any citizen could do by entering a common area and knocking on the door”
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Lynch, Greaney
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27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-01-24· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. WheltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-17· cited 85×
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-08-27· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-07-19· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-28· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. DiBenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-08· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. CrouseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-03-23· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-12-18· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. JeffersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-11· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-04-18· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. KiserMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-02-25· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. AntonioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-12-02· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. WareMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-09-23· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-04-27· cited 8×
- CBI Partners Ltd. Partnership v. Town of ChathamMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-10-21· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. AmparoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-02· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. RiseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-02-09· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. DeJesusMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-11-22· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. VillarMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-07-19· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. FeeneyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-08-12· cited 2×
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 58,288×
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1980-04-15· cited 7,618×
- Pennsylvania v. MunizSupreme Court· 1990-06-18· cited 976×
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 300×
- Albert Douglas Davis v. United StatesNinth Circuit· 1964-01-17· cited 241×
- Commonwealth v. BrzezinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-13· cited 153×
- United States v. Steven Dale WinsorNinth Circuit· 1988-05-24· cited 114×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-04-03· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. AlbanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-07-25· cited 100×
- United States v. Clifford HershNinth Circuit· 1972-07-07· cited 71×
- Attorney General v. ColletonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-12-28· cited 67×
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-05-12· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. BrennanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-07-20· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. PietrassMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-27· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-27· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. AllenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-05-23· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-06-10· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. YazbeckMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-01-09· cited 9×
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