Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/10/1987
Commonwealth v. Hamilton
Citations
- 508 N.E.2d 870
- 24 Mass. App. Ct. 290
- 1987 Mass. App. LEXIS 1983
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- failure to obtain a warrant during the three hours preceding' a warrantless entry, when probable cause existed, precluded government from claiming exigent circumstances exception
- where search began when police compelled the defendant to open door by announcing police presence
- search occurred when police observed crime after door was opened at their command
- search began when police compelled defendant to open the door by announcing police presence
- “[o]f course, a motel room is an area protected by the Fourth Amendment”
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Judges: Greaney, Cutter, Kass
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. OlivaresMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-05-16· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. AcostaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-10-14· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. McAfeeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-05-09· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. WigfallMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-05-27· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. KiserMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-02-25· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-06-11· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. LeeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-02-10· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. SmallMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-04-17· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-09-29· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-08-13· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. VillarMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-07-19· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. JeffersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-06-16
- Commonwealth v. LoMassachusetts Superior Court· 1993-08-24
- Commonwealth v. MirandaMassachusetts Superior Court· 1996-06-18
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. FordeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-22· cited 189×
- Commonwealth v. HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-02-10· cited 126×
- United States v. Kelley Davis A/K/A Tee, in No. 71-1778, and Inez Davis. Appeal of Inez Davis, in No. 71-1779Third Circuit· 1972-05-31· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. HuffmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-19· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. BoswellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-01-20· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. DiSantoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-11-15· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. DonoghueMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-11-07· cited 27×
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