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Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/23/2001

Commonwealth v. Ciaramitaro

Citations

  • 51 Mass. App. Ct. 638
  • 747 N.E.2d 1253
  • 2001 Mass. App. LEXIS 353

How courts have described this case

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  • continued detention of driver leading to plain view observation of illegal weapons was permissible while awaiting results of license and registration inquiry
  • continued detention of driver leading to plain view observation of illegal weapons was permissible while awaiting results of license and registration inquiry
  • observations made and events occurring during stop may lead to heightened suspicion justifying further inquiry
  • officers’ motive for stopping vehicle is irrelevant, and all that need be shown is that they observed driver commit traffic violation
  • officer's \efforts to confirm the validity of the defendant's driver's license and registration\ may permissibly extend length of traffic stop
  • reasonable suspicion of drug or alcohol use permitted proportional detention, which led to discovery of plain-view contraband, which led to probable cause to arrest defendant and search vehicle

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Judges: Brown, Grasso

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26 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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