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· 1/11/1979

Commonwealth v. Alessio

Citations

  • 384 N.E.2d 638
  • 377 Mass. 76
  • 1979 Mass. LEXIS 1039

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reasoning that police ignorance of informant's identity undermines value of statement against penal interest
  • magistrate may properly rely on “[Reasonable inferences and common knowledge” when determining probable cause
  • “[rjeasonable inferences and common knowledge are appropriate considerations for determining probable cause”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos

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