Massachusetts Appeals Court· 12/16/1996
Commonwealth v. Davis
Citations
- 41 Mass. App. Ct. 793
- 673 N.E.2d 879
- 1996 Mass. App. LEXIS 874
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- defendant’s erratic driving, beating of steering wheel with her hands, nervousness, and agitation insufficient to give rise to reasonable belief that officer’s safety was in danger
- pat and frisk of driver of an automobile who had produced a valid license and registration in connection with a routine traffic stop held impermissible
- motor vehicle infraction combined with nervous and agitated behavior not sufficient to justify protective search
- officer “had no knowledge of any facts about the defendant before the frisk that reasonably could have put the officer in fear for her safety” [emphasis supplied]
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Judges: Flannery
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-01-16· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-04-10· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-01-19· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. FeyenordMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-10-01· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. IlgesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-09-14· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-08-16· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. CardosoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-12-03· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-01-19· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. MuseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-11-25· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-06-07· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. FigueroaMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-10-31
- Commonwealth v. PeraltaMassachusetts Superior Court· 2004-04-13
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 37,942×
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-11-14· cited 300×
- Commonwealth v. MercadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-04-01· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. Colon-CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-11-13· cited 136×
- Commonwealth v. FraserMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-07-02· cited 130×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-11-05· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. FerraraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-29· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. GutierrezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-05-16· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. BouvierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-02· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. CrowleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-01-25· cited 7×
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