Massachusetts Appeals Court· 7/6/2010
Commonwealth v. Rivas
Citations
- 77 Mass. App. Ct. 210
- 929 N.E.2d 328
- 2010 Mass. App. LEXIS 898
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stops premised on police officer’s mistake of law, even a reasonable, good-faith mistake, are generally held to be unconstitutional
- vehicle stops premised on police officer’s mistake of law, even a reasonable, good-faith mistake, are generally held to be unconstitutional
- “red rejection sticker” on vehicle provided objective factual basis for concluding that there is or may be defect making operation of vehicle unlawful even if operation was not, in fact, unlawful
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Judges: Katzmann
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- Commonwealth v. DyetteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-06-24· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. MendesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-12-28· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. BernardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-02-07· cited 5×
- COMMONWEALTH v. DESMOND F. JONES.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-01-07· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. MillerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-03-02· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. SurielMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-05-26
Cites
28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 37,942×
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 2009-06-25· cited 2,882×
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-08· cited 225×
- United States v. ChanthasouxatEleventh Circuit· 2003-08-22· cited 223×
- United States v. Richard Eugene MillerFifth Circuit· 1998-07-13· cited 187×
- Commonwealth v. SantanaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-03· cited 151×
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-03-26· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. BaconMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-10-16· cited 106×
- United States v. Donald v. Cashman, and Scott D. FedderlySeventh Circuit· 2000-06-09· cited 97×
- United States v. Demarco L. McDonaldSeventh Circuit· 2006-07-17· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. CheekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-08-20· cited 91×
- United States v. Dale Joseph MartinEighth Circuit· 2005-06-28· cited 85×
- United States v. CoplinFirst Circuit· 2006-09-20· cited 77×
- United States v. Leigh Christina Miguel, United States of America v. Norman Jeremiah JohnsonNinth Circuit· 2004-05-27· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. SmiglianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-20· cited 67×
- United States of America,plaintiff-Appellee v. Maurice Lashaw King,defendant-AppellantNinth Circuit· 2001-03-28· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. DeramoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-02-08· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. PeixotoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-01-25· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-04-27· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. LoadholtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-03-31· cited 31×
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