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· 2/24/1981

Commonwealth v. Angivoni

Citations

  • 417 N.E.2d 422
  • 383 Mass. 30
  • 1981 Mass. LEXIS 1107

How courts have described this case

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

  • taking a blood sample, without justification, is a search and seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment
  • failure to inform defendant of his right to refuse consent, presence of a uniformed officer, possibility that defendant’s ability to reason was impaired by alcohol and physical or emotional trauma were all factors for the court to consider in determining voluntariness
  • tests inadmissible because police asked for blood alcohol test

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos

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