Massachusetts Appeals Court· 10/24/1989
Commonwealth v. Davidson
Citations
- 545 N.E.2d 55
- 27 Mass. App. Ct. 846
- 1989 Mass. App. LEXIS 600
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing statutory \right\ to refuse test precluding warrantless compulsion of test despite presence of probable cause and exigent circumstances
- “The statute . . . contemplates the admission in evidence of breathalyzer test results that establish presumptively the inebriated condition of the suspect or, at least, the impairment of his faculties”
- “Where there is probable cause to believe that a defendant has been operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the defendant has no constitutional right to refuse a blood test or a breathalyzer test”
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Judges: Armstrong, Cutter, Fine
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-05-12· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. BlaisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-03· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. DresserMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-03-27· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. RivetMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-06-28· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. CarsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-08-15· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. LopesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-03-29· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-06-26· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. SabourinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-01-28· cited 2×
- Wasserman v. Registrar of Motor VehiclesMassachusetts Superior Court· 2004-09-07· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. DennisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-11-19
- Commonwealth v. BohigianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2020-11-13
- Debra Baldwin v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles and Cambridge District Court Dept.Massachusetts Superior Court· 2023-04-21
Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1966-06-20· cited 6,067×
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1952-01-02· cited 3,286×
- Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court· 1989-03-21· cited 2,560×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-01-30· cited 202×
- State v. NewtonOregon Supreme Court· 1981-10-27· cited 146×
- Hoban v. RiceOhio Supreme Court· 1971-02-24· cited 111×
- Barry v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-10-05· cited 94×
- Bush v. BrightCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1968-08-08· cited 84×
- Spence v. ReederMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-02-02· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. CervenyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-08-26· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. DeeranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-03-19· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. ThomasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-08-12· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. FarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-10-05· cited 42×
- Peter Burnett and Daniel C. Ryan v. Municipality of Anchorage, Raymond Roop v. State of AlaskaNinth Circuit· 1986-12-30· cited 40×
- State Department of Motor Vehicles v. McElwainWashington Supreme Court· 1972-05-11· cited 38×
- State v. LockeSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1980-08-13· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. AngivoniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-02-24· cited 31×
- In Re KeanSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1987-02-10· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. CarrMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-12-22· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. OwensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-06-20· cited 9×
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