Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/18/1993
Commonwealth v. Cruz
Citations
- 614 N.E.2d 702
- 34 Mass. App. Ct. 619
- 1993 Mass. App. LEXIS 643
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- evidence proved neither that defendant tried to flee apartment where drugs were found nor that he tried to protect contraband; insufficient evidence of possession
- evidence of the defendant running from one room to another does not show that he made an effort to flee the apartment or to protect the contraband
- insufficient evidence of possession where defendant knew of the presence of contraband in the apartment but neither tried to flee apartment nor tried to protect contraband
- strong evidence tied codefendant, but not defendant, to front bedroom where drugs were found
- mere presence even if combined with knowledge not sufficient to show joint control
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Judges: Armstrong, Fine, Gillerman
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18 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Nazzaro Scarpa v. Larry E. Dubois, Etc.First Circuit· 1994-10-18· cited 374×
- Hurtado v. TuckerFirst Circuit· 2001-03-29· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-08-13· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. SespedesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-16· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-02-21· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. FrongilloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-07-10· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-03-13· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. DelarosaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-12-28· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. FriasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-07-15· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. HernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-07-02· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. AntonioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-12-02· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. AmparoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-02· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. PichardoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-04-13· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. AraujoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-05-19· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. CarlosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-03-03· cited 4×
- Scarpa v. DuboisFirst Circuit· 1994-11-22
- Commonwealth v. ColemanMassachusetts Superior Court· 2005-06-09
- Commonwealth v. Raul MartinezMassachusetts Superior Court· 2020-09-04
Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. BrzezinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-13· cited 153×
- Commonwealth v. MerolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-08· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-06-14· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. AriasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-12-18· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. DinnallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-08-13· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-04-26· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. NicholsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-10-28· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. RugaberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-02-26· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. RarickMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-11-24· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. BookerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-10-01· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-11-19· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. HandyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-06-26· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. CaterinoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-12-19· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-07-05· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. AriasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-06-05· cited 1×
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