Massachusetts Appeals Court· 4/1/1992
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Citations
- 589 N.E.2d 328
- 32 Mass. App. Ct. 355
- 1992 Mass. App. LEXIS 355
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- probable cause where officers observed defendant exchange object resembling packet of cocaine for money in area known for drug activity
- important factor in determining probable cause was that experienced police officers observed what they reasonably believed was a drug transaction
- \no persuasive reason to preclude a trial judge from relying on a facsimile signature of a notary public\ where no specific form of signature was required
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Judges: Kass, Porada, Laurence
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. AlvaradoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-14· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. GantMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-04-11· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-08-24· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-12-27· cited 5×
- COMMONWEALTH v. THOMAS J. BABCOCK.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-11-29· cited 3×
- State v. NealCourt of Appeals of Washington· 2000-08-18· cited 2×
- State ex rel. L.W.Louisiana Court of Appeal· 2010-06-11· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. KennedyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-05-21· cited 1×
- In the Matter of State Ex Rel. LwLouisiana Court of Appeal· 2010-06-11
- Commonwealth v. SantanaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-10-04
- Commonwealth v. SottoMassachusetts Superior Court· 1997-03-15
- Commonwealth v. Jose M. ShawMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-07-23
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-12· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. GullickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-13· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. EgertonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-01-13· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-02-23· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. BowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-09· cited 36×
- State v. HugginsCourt of Appeals of Alaska· 1982-09-17· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. TataMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-11-08· cited 22×
- State v. IrvingCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 1990-09-04· cited 19×
- Finnegan v. LucyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1892-12-03· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. ClaudioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-03· cited 16×
- Assessors of Boston v. NealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1942-03-30· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. ClaudioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-07-15· cited 11×
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