Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/16/1986
Commonwealth v. Amaral
Citations
- 495 N.E.2d 276
- 398 Mass. 98
- 1986 Mass. LEXIS 1407
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that advance publicity increases deterrent effect and decreases subjective impact on individuals but is not “an indispensable precondition to the reasonableness of a roadblock”
- roadblock invalid under art. 14 and probably so under Fourth Amendment for failure to meet McGeoghegan guidelines; no discussion of differences between State and Federal law or of probable cause or the warrant requirements
- roadblock invalid under art. 14 and probably so under Fourth Amendment for failure to meet McGeoghegan guidelines; no discussion of differences between State and Federal law — or of probable cause or the warrant requirements
- administrative officers should determine roadblock locations, using “carefully established standards and neutral criteria”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Lynch
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- People v. AlvarezCalifornia Supreme Court· 1996-12-05· cited 660×
- Commonwealth v. BloodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-05-20· cited 128×
- People v. BanksCalifornia Supreme Court· 1993-12-23· cited 82×
- State v. HendersonIdaho Supreme Court· 1988-06-15· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. ShieldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-04-14· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-12-19· cited 42×
- State v. SanchezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1993-06-23· cited 33×
- State v. ParmsSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1988-04-18· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-01-18· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. CarkhuffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-03-05· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. DonnellyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-06-21· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. CameronMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-10-25· cited 3×
- State v. HuntSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 2007-05-25
- Commonwealth v. EmertonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-10-31
- State v. WoldCourt of Appeals of Minnesota· 1993-10-19
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court· 1979-03-27· cited 5,549×
- State v. DeskinsSupreme Court of Kansas· 1983-12-02· cited 149×
- Commonwealth v. McGeogheganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-11· cited 92×
- People v. BartleyIllinois Supreme Court· 1985-11-21· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. TrumbleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-10-15· cited 82×
- State v. KirkNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1985-05-28· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. FordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-04· cited 60×
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida· 1986-02-20· cited 55×
- Webb v. StateTex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1985-06-26· cited 25×
- Bartley v. IllinoisSupreme Court· 1986-03-10· cited 4×
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