· 5/8/1991
Commonwealth v. Lapine
Citations
- 571 N.E.2d 2
- 410 Mass. 38
- 1991 Mass. LEXIS 212
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- informant overheard conversation between defendant and two men disclosing they committed burglary
- “Gardner's answers to interrogatories more extensively described the incident, alleging that the conflict between Gardner and the employee occurred when Gardner, then allegedly forty-five years old, refused to produce identification proving himself to be of legal drinking age”
- hearing a conversation satisfies the basis of knowledge prong
- basis of knowledge shown when informant heard defendant’s conversation
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Nolan, O'Connor, Greaney
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