Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/9/1993
Commonwealth v. Greenberg
Citations
- 609 N.E.2d 90
- 34 Mass. App. Ct. 197
- 1993 Mass. App. LEXIS 174
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- no due process rights of the defendant violated where police destroyed a jacket after testing revealed no inculpatory evidence and where there was no possible prejudice to the defendant resulting from the missing jacket
- “Whether one who hands his property over to the police at their request voluntarily consents, or merely acquiesces to a claim of lawful authority, presents a question of fact. See Smith, Criminal Practice & Procedure § 252 [1983]”
- “factors suggesting coercion were the defendant’s age, the presence during the questioning at the police station of four police officers, the fact that no one told the defendant he had a right to refuse to hand over the items, and the defendant’s testimony that he thought he had no choice”
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Judges: Smith, Fine, Ireland
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. PintoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-11-23· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-07-29· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. HilaireMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-21· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. KippMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-03-24· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. Guthrie G.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-06-05· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. CarltonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-15· cited 3×
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-24· cited 198×
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-10· cited 120×
- Commonwealth v. WillieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-09· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. AguiarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-14· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. OlszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-03-03· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. HarmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-11-06· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. WAYNE W.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-01-27· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. MatthewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-01-09· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. BuckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-20· cited 32×
- Department of Youth Services v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-12-22· cited 25×
- Ward v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-16· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. BarnesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-09-11· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. TraylorMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-12-04· cited 4×
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