Massachusetts Appeals Court· 7/17/2012

Commonwealth v. Myers

Citations

82 Mass. App. Ct. 172
971 N.E.2d 815
2012 WL 2877376
2012 Mass. App. LEXIS 221

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noting that “decisions which are to be made by the accused after full consultation with counsel” include whether to waive trial by jury [emphasis added]
search of vehicle warranted where the defendant \could have returned to the vehicle and recovered a hidden weapon\
search of vehicle warranted where the defendant “could have returned to the vehicle and recovered a hidden weapon”
personal waiver of defendant only required for “very short list of rights,” including whether to plead guilty, waive jury trial, testify on own behalf, take an appeal, and waive right to counsel
defendant moved his body “down, to the right, and out of view”
police entitled to conduct protective sweep of vehicle even though driver sat in back seat of cruiser after patfrisk and could no longer have reached inside vehicle, because he could have returned to vehicle and recovered hidden weapon at end of encounter

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Judges: Sikora

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