Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/25/1974

Commonwealth v. Riggins

Citations

315 N.E.2d 525
366 Mass. 81
1974 Mass. LEXIS 695

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providing implausible or false information to police, along with other facts, supports finding of probable cause to conduct warrantless search of automobile
finding proper basis to stop vehicle “in a constitutional, as well as a practical, sense”
“Implausible answers to police questions will, with other facts, support a finding of probable cause to conduct a search”
“peculiar behavior and evasive replies” to police, when coupled with other facts, support finding of probable cause to conduct search
“Implausible answers to police questions will, with other facts, support a finding of probable cause ... as will peculiar behavior and evasive replies”
“Implausible answers to police questions will, with other facts, support a finding of probable cause to conduct a search”

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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Hennessey, Kaplan, Wilkins

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