Massachusetts Appeals Court· 12/13/1990
Commonwealth v. Scott
Citations
- 29 Mass. App. Ct. 1004
- 563 N.E.2d 1375
- 1990 Mass. App. LEXIS 674
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- police entered vehicle for limited purpose, to attempt to ascertain'absent operator’s identity; probable cause depended upon some nexus between vehicle and criminal activity under investigation
- exigent circumstances existed where \[a]ny delay in determining ownership of the car could have had a detrimental effect on the ability of the police to apprehend the criminal while he could still be linked with his distinctive clothing\
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3 cases in this archive cite this case.
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1963-01-14· cited 12,871×
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1925-11-26· cited 7,454×
- New York v. ClassSupreme Court· 1986-02-25· cited 728×
- Commonwealth v. FordeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-22· cited 189×
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-03· cited 177×
- Commonwealth v. CastMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-11· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. BongarzoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-10-13· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-12· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. GullickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-13· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. WoodenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-04-15· cited 50×
- United States v. Steven Dale Newbourn, United States of America v. Larry Steven JefferyFourth Circuit· 1979-06-29· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. SergienkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-02-24· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. HawkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-03-13· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. NavarroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1974-05-01· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. McDermottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1964-04-03· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. CorridoriMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-02-26· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. LanoueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-10-29· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. ChaissonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-01-28· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MyersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-08-24· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. WoodmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-03-09· cited 5×
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