Commonwealth v. Arias

How courts have described this case

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

• \the basis of the 911 caller's firsthand knowledge was apparent from the initial tip itself\
• police responded to report of loaded firearm; no indication of conflict within home and residents of apartment building had neither seen nor heard anything indicating imminent danger
• CI's information must be based on firsthand observations or knowledge

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• SUSAN GALLAGHER v. SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL, INC., & others.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-10-06· cited 5×
• COMMONWEALTH v. WILKIMS SOTO-SUAZO.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-10-25· cited 4×
• COMMONWEALTH v. LUIS H. PEREIRA.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-10-14· cited 1×
• Commonwealth v. Guardado
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-04-13
• Commonwealth v. Clinton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-04-27
• Commonwealth v. Williams
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2024-08-01
• COMMONWEALTH v. DANNY SUGGS.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-08-04
• Commonwealth v. Jose Reyes
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2020-12-04
• Commonwealth v. Kao Lanois
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2025-05-23
• Commonwealth v. Barry A. Hanson, Jr.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-12-02

Cites

45 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Aguilar v. Texas
  Supreme Court· 1964-06-15· cited 7,289×
• Spinelli v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1969-01-27· cited 6,223×
• Mincey v. Arizona
  Supreme Court· 1978-06-21· cited 3,849×
• Brigham City v. Stuart
  Supreme Court· 2006-05-22· cited 2,237×
• Arizona v. Hicks
  Supreme Court· 1987-03-03· cited 1,525×
• Kentucky v. King
  Supreme Court· 2011-05-16· cited 1,457×
• Michigan v. Tyler
  Supreme Court· 1978-05-31· cited 1,386×
• Commonwealth v. Upton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-01· cited 401×
• Michigan v. Fisher
  Supreme Court· 2009-12-07· cited 389×
• Kirk v. Louisiana
  Supreme Court· 2002-06-24· cited 292×
• Commonwealth v. Scott
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-08· cited 225×
• Commonwealth v. Forde
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-22· cited 189×
• Commonwealth v. Young
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-02-03· cited 152×
• Commonwealth v. Jones-Pannell
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-08-14· cited 141×
• Commonwealth v. Tyree
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-01-08· cited 126×
• United States v. Kenneth R. Lenoir
  Seventh Circuit· 2003-02-26· cited 112×
• Commonwealth v. Warren
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-20· cited 102×
• Commonwealth v. Alvarado
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-23· cited 93×
• Commonwealth v. Washington
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-07-17· cited 85×
• Commonwealth v. Anderson
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-03-09· cited 77×