Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/2/1999
Commonwealth v. Rivera
Citations
- 429 Mass. 620
- 710 N.E.2d 950
- 1999 Mass. LEXIS 304
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- waiver doctrine precludes defendant who did not properly alert motion judge to issue from raising it on appeal
- whether “art. 14 requires more than a reason to believe that the defendant was within the apart ment to justify a forcible entry” is “a proposition that we do not reach”
- “Before attempting forcibly to enter a private dwelling to execute a warrant, police must knock, announce their identity . . . Absent forcible entry, this rule is inapplicable.”
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Judges: Lynch
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-28· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. MorseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-12-18· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. JohnstonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-11-14· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. RobieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-05-08· cited 13×
- State Board of Retirement v. FinneranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-04-05· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. RosenthalMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-10-03· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-10-25· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. GentleMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-08-25· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. NievesMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-05-02
- Commonwealth v. Raymond StreedMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-06-26
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1980-04-15· cited 7,618×
- Commonwealth v. FordeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-22· cited 189×
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-24· cited 178×
- Commonwealth v. RamosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-04-19· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. SepulvedaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-12-05· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. AntwineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-02· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. BurnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-12-11· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. EvansMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-05-15· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-07-29· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. AndinoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-04-30· cited 5×
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