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Commonwealth v. Harris

Citations

  • 421 N.E.2d 447
  • 383 Mass. 655
  • 1981 Mass. LEXIS 1295

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • taking judicial notice of \threats of violent acts directed at court houses\
  • where posted sign advised public of search procedures at court house entry, search “could not have been a surprise” to defendant
  • administrative searches \may not become a cover or pretext for an investigative search\
  • metal detector searches at entrance to court house

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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams

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