· 7/9/2014
Commonwealth v. Craan
Citations
- 469 Mass. 24
- 13 N.E.3d 569
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that Federal statute may confer authority on State officers to arrest for Federal offenses
- discussing the importance of implementing the people’s intent when examining the impact of a citizen initiative decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana under state law on the probable cause analysis
- discussing the impact of decriminalization of marijuana on the authority of state law enforcement officers to search or seize
- discussing the impact of decriminalization of marijuana on the authority of state law enforcement officers to search or seize
- declining to allow state actors to circumvent voter initiative by claiming enforcement of federal law
- declining to allow state actors to circumvent voter initiative by claiming enforcement of federal law
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Judges: Ireland, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, Lenk
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