Massachusetts Appeals Court· 9/12/2007
Commonwealth v. DeJesus
Citations
- 70 Mass. App. Ct. 114
- 872 N.E.2d 1178
- 2007 Mass. App. LEXIS 978
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that where \police had an objective concern for their safety . . . rooted in the articulable facts\ of situation, protective sweep following arrest was justified
- articulable facts justifying protective sweep can be found in a defendant’s “record of violent felonies and firearm possession charges” [emphasis supplied]
- articulable facts justifying protective sweep can be found in a defendant's \record of violent felonies and firearm possession charges\ [emphasis supplied]
- “[A]n objective concern for [officers’] safety [can be] rooted in the articulable facts of the defendant’s criminal history”
- protective sweep justified by arrest warrant for armed carjacking and known record of \violent felonies and firearm possession charges\
- officers saw two women in living room and learned that defendant's father was upstairs and another person was in cellar
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Judges: Armstrong
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- Commonwealth v. McCollumMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-04-14· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MatosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-10-21· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-08-13· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-10-26· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. JudgeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-03-28· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. SaywahnMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-06-15
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 37,942×
- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court· 1978-06-21· cited 3,849×
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court· 1983-07-06· cited 3,763×
- Maryland v. BuieSupreme Court· 1990-03-05· cited 2,122×
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 300×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-24· cited 198×
- Commonwealth v. Lewin (No. 1)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-06-12· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. NovaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-12-29· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. DuboisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-02-13· cited 6×
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