Massachusetts Appeals Court· 4/28/1988
Commonwealth v. O'Laughlin
Citations
- 25 Mass. App. Ct. 998
- 522 N.E.2d 10
- 1988 Mass. App. LEXIS 286
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- reversing denial of motion to suppress where defendant abandoned jacket containing narcotics in parking garage while being pursued by police without reasonable suspicion for stop
- reversing denial of motion to suppress where defendant abandoned jacket containing narcotics in parking garage while being pursued by police without reasonable suspicion for stop
- pursuit began some time after the defendant started to run out the door
- defendant's \[driving] off at such a high rate of speed that his tires were squealing\ and subsequent discarding of jacket containing heroin was \an immediate and direct result\ of illegal attempted stop [citation omitted]
- officers' suspicion must be reasonable before pursuit begins
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Cited by
9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. GrinkleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-12-16· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. FredericqMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-04-24· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-13· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. PenaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-08-08· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MarreroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-10-20· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. WojciechowskiMassachusetts Superior Court· 1993-12-31
- Commonwealth v. FloresMassachusetts Superior Court· 1996-08-05
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Superior Court· 1997-06-15
- Commonwealth v. Manuel DiazMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-06-27
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court· 1983-03-23· cited 6,728×
- Reid v. GeorgiaSupreme Court· 1980-06-30· cited 1,109×
- Commonwealth v. BorgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-08-28· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. ThibeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-12-17· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. BaconMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-10-16· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. WrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-04-19· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-04-02· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. WoodenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-04-15· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. JiminezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-05-30· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. OretoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-08-13· cited 12×
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