Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/7/2016
Commonwealth v. Locke
Citations
- 89 Mass. App. Ct. 497
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- no reasonable suspicion despite odor of unburnt marijuana, presence of air fresheners, suspect’s nervousness, and fact that passenger was staring silently ahead
- defendant's statement that another individual rented vehicle did not contribute to reasonable suspicion of criminal activity
- odor of marijuana, presence of air fresheners, and nervousness of driver and passenger were insufficient to justify exit order
- no basis to continue motor vehicle stop, despite absence of driver's name on rental agreement, where driver produced valid driver's license and informed officer that renter provided permission
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Judges: Cypher, Wolohojian, Neyman
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. CorderoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-06-01· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-07-26· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. LongMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-08-12· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. SutersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-10-07· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2023-03-06
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2026-02-13
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 37,942×
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-01-03· cited 215×
- Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-06-14· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-16· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-04-19· cited 110×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-04-10· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. FeyenordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-02· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. GardenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-04-01· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. CraanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-07-09· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-09-22· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. OvermyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-07-09· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. CiaramitaroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-05-23· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. HenleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-02-11· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. WattsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-06-26· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. DouglasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-08-14· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. FontaineMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-01-21· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. LawsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-04-25· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. CardosoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-12-03· cited 6×
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