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· 10/3/2023

Commonwealth v. Lear, J.

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that weapons could be tools of trade in a case where weapons were found with a major supplier of narcotics
  • Brennan, J., with whom Marshall, J., joins, dissenting from dismissal of appeal for want of substantial federal question
  • dismissal of appeal from state supreme court decision upholding a state criminal statute relating to the carrying of an “exacto” knife against a vagueness challenge for want of federal question

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Judges: Per Curiam

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