Commonwealth v. Allen

How courts have described this case

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

• officer properly searched closed but unlocked box in closed bookbag found inside car's trunk when written inventory policy stated all unlocked containers should be opened and contents inventoried

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Cited by

1 case in this archive cites this case.

• Commonwealth v. Steven Coachman
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2025-05-23

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Colorado v. Bertine
  Supreme Court· 1987-01-14· cited 1,722×
• Commonwealth v. Scott
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-08· cited 225×
• Commonwealth v. Jimenez
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-12-12· cited 163×
• Commonwealth v. Garcia
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-04-03· cited 111×
• Commonwealth v. Alvarado
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-14· cited 84×
• Commonwealth v. Lopes
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-10-06· cited 58×
• Commonwealth v. Ellerbe
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-02-16· cited 44×
• Commonwealth v. Caceres
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-12-10· cited 39×
• Commonwealth v. Muckle
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-08-23· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Horton
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-05-20· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Peters
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-09-30· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Baptiste
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-02-06· cited 10×
• Commonwealth v. Difalco
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-12-23· cited 4×
• Commonwealth v. Vanya V.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-10-09· cited 4×