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Commonwealth v. LeBlanc

Citations

  • 551 N.E.2d 906
  • 407 Mass. 70
  • 1990 Mass. LEXIS 132

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  • recognizing that existence of statutes broadening police officers’ territorial authority demonstrates that, when needed, Legislature will act in this area
  • holding that the legislature has, when it intended a statute to extend to other territories, clearly stated its intent in the statute
  • discussing statutes authorizing extraterritorial ar rest in fresh pursuit situations and when there are reciprocal special police appointments by neighboring municipalities
  • Legislature’s inclusion of particular language in certain statutes, and omission of such language in statute at issue, indicates affirmative choice not to include that language
  • police officer may not pursue motorist across his jurisdictional boundary for nonarrestable traffic violation; stop and arrest invalid; all resulting evidence of OUI suppressed
  • Legislature’s omission of language in one statute, and inclusion of same language in other statutes, indicates that Legislature in fact intended to omit that language where it is absent

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, O'Connor, Greaney

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