Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/16/1998
Commonwealth v. Hart
Citations
- 45 Mass. App. Ct. 81
- 695 N.E.2d 226
- 1998 Mass. App. LEXIS 500
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- “[H]istorically . . . blacks who have walked, run, or raced away from inquisitive police officers have ended up beaten and battered and sometimes dead.”
- trial court erred by finding seizure based on data in publications that led trial court to conclude that “reasonable black American[s] would not feel free to leave when stopped and questioned by police”
- trial court erred by finding seizure based on data in publications that led trial court to conclude that “reasonable black American[s] would not feel free to leave when stopped and questioned by police”
- trial court erred by finding seizure based on data in publications that led trial court to conclude that “reasonable black American[s] would not feel free to leave when stopped and questioned by police”
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Judges: Perretta
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Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. StouteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-30· cited 178×
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-03· cited 177×
- Commonwealth v. FraserMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-07-02· cited 130×
- Commonwealth v. ThibeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-12-17· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. Van CaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-02-01· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-11· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. PimentelMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-07-17· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. Wing NgMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-04· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. LaureanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-01-23· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. CalderonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-07-24· cited 7×
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