Massachusetts Appeals Court· 10/15/1991
Commonwealth v. Downs
Citations
- 579 N.E.2d 679
- 31 Mass. App. Ct. 467
- 1991 Mass. App. LEXIS 717
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- driver not in custody where officer suspected him of being impaired and asked where he had come from and how many drinks he had consumed
- “Judges are not condemned to abstain from entertaining second thoughts that may be better ones”
- that the defendant initiated conversation with the police was considered in determining the nature of the encounter
- interlocutory orders not dispositive of the case, reconsideration may be sought within a reasonable time during the pendency of the case
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Judges: Kass, Fine, Gillerman
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. DamianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-06-03· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. HaskellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-03-10· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-04-13· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. ZuluagaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-10· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. PaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-11-18· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. BalboniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-11-21· cited 16×
- State v. Red StarSouth Dakota Supreme Court· 2001-05-02· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. MoralesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-12-13· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. SeymourMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-01-24· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. DeWeldonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-10-12· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. RivasMassachusetts Superior Court· 2006-05-30
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 58,288×
- Oregon v. MathiasonSupreme Court· 1977-01-25· cited 2,680×
- Commonwealth v. CronkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-11-12· cited 103×
- Commonwealth v. ParhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-23· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. GriffinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-01-09· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. TartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-08-08· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. DoyleMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-12-17· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. SantosuossoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-12-31· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. MerrittMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-11-03· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. MandileMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-01-06· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. HurdMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-11-05· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. McCluskeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-06-27· cited 1×
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