Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/13/2002
Commonwealth v. Allen
Citations
- 54 Mass. App. Ct. 719
- 767 N.E.2d 1086
- 2002 Mass. App. LEXIS 635
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- judge erred by failing to define \telecommunication services\ and instead instructing jury to rely on their \own common sense and experiences of life\
- instruction created substantial risk of miscarriage of justice where it did not adequately define element of crime, leaving jury to speculate as to whether Commonwealth met burden of proof
- so long as consent is freely given, officers may conduct search “when authorized to do so by any competent person who reasonably appears to exercise common authority over the place to be searched”
- police officers may conduct warrantless search of home “when authorized to do so by any competent person who reasonably appears to exercise common authority over the place to be searched” and whose consent is freely given
- requiring explanation of the term “telecommunication services”
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Judges: Porada
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-09-19· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. KirschnerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-12-20· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. LindseyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-08-29· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. Porter P.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-10-31· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-08-13· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. CarrMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-12-23· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. TrappagaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-04-08· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-09-24
- Commonwealth v. AriasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-02-28
- Commonwealth v. ErazoMassachusetts Superior Court· 2010-11-23
Cites
17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 119×
- Kater v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-08-01· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. NiziolekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-02· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. LoughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-13· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. SnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-02-02· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-11-21· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. DiGeronimoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-07-13· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. BatesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-01-12· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. TodiscoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-04-05· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-21· cited 29×
- Perez v. BAY STATE AMBULANCE & HOSP. RENTAL SERV. INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-11-10· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-02-07· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. MidiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-04-02· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. Chatfield-TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-01-08· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. MaloneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-04-30· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. WalterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-03-01· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. HazeltonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-12-26· cited 6×
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