Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/10/2011
Commonwealth v. Eddington
Citations
- 459 Mass. 102
- 944 N.E.2d 153
- 2011 Mass. LEXIS 40
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- no per se rule that officer's failure to offer opportunity to make reasonable alternative arrangements for vehicle invalidates impoundment
- impoundment and inventory search of vehicle parked on public street and vulnerable to larceny was reasonable, where defendant had been arrested and passenger was intoxicated
- police 7 have no obligation to locate or telephone registered owner to determine his or her wishes
- vehicle was reasonably impounded where driver was under arrest, passenger was intoxicated and \not known to be authorized to drive\ car, and \police were not constitutionally obligated to contact\ owner who was not present
- \touchstone of reasonableness . . . necessitates a case-by-case analysis\
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Judges: Gants, Ireland
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Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court· 1971-06-21· cited 9,038×
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-08· cited 225×
- Commonwealth v. AntobenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-25· cited 169×
- Commonwealth v. JimenezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-12-12· cited 163×
- Commonwealth v. Isaiah I.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-02-09· cited 156×
- State v. GausterSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2008-07-10· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-04-03· cited 111×
- Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1983-09-19· cited 64×
- Landry v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-04-13· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. DaleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-11-12· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. EllerbeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-02-16· cited 44×
- Bradford v. Baystate Medical CenterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-05-11· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. CaceresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-12-10· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. BrinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-12-30· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-04· cited 24×
- State v. LunsfordTennessee Supreme Court· 1983-08-15· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. SanchezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-05-08· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-06-26· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. HenleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-02-11· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. HortonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-05-20· cited 17×
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