Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/10/1991
Commonwealth v. Ferguson
Citations
- 574 N.E.2d 990
- 410 Mass. 611
- 1991 Mass. LEXIS 352
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- officer saw narcotics for first time only after he removed plastic bag and its contents from defendant's jacket; defendant was not in custody
- conviction reversed; evidence and statement should have been suppressed on other grounds than Terry stop
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Judges: Lucos, Wilkins, Nolan, O'Connor, Greaney
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-11-05· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. KeefnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-02-13· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. VazquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-11-07· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. StrawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-24· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. MoralesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-09· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-13· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. DowdyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-05-19· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. CullenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-11-03· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. DedominicisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-01-22· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. ClermyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-01-04· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. Cruz-RiveraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-12-17· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. NunezMassachusetts Superior Court· 1995-02-02
- Commonwealth v. BobbittMassachusetts Superior Court· 1995-07-26
- Commonwealth v. ValdezMassachusetts Superior Court· 2000-02-15
- Commonwealth v. Iram AllenMassachusetts Superior Court· 2025-09-12
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 37,942×
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court· 1971-06-21· cited 9,038×
- Commonwealth v. AntobenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-25· cited 169×
- Commonwealth v. O'CONNORMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-11-20· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-12-21· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-11-14· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-06-06· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. BattleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-06-12· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. SergienkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-02-24· cited 35×
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