Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/5/1989
Commonwealth v. Sepulveda
Citations
- 546 N.E.2d 879
- 406 Mass. 180
- 1989 Mass. LEXIS 387
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- consensual entry into a residence by an undercover officer posing as a drug purchaser was a permissible ruse
- mle grounded in desirability of decreasing potential for violence initiated by residents in response to sudden, unexpected invasion of premises, provoking further retaliatory violence by police
- police may employ ruse to gain entry into residence in certain situations
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Judges: Liacos, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor, Greaney
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18 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-12· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. GogginMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-03-11· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. WatsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-03-21· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. AllenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-05-23· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-09-19· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. AntwineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-02· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. Yehudi Y.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-12-20· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-06-02· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. ViarCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-12-21· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. RamosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-01-05· cited 11×
- Martinez v. StateTex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2007-03-27· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. OsornoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-03-26· cited 8×
- United States v. LegaultD. Massachusetts· 2004-07-08· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. SwansonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-11-15· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. GondolaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-02-22· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MarmolejosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-07-15· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. VillarMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-07-19· cited 2×
- John Rudolph Martinez v. StateTex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2007-03-27
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-16· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. ScaliseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-09-15· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-12-24· cited 55×
- United States v. Jeffrey Clinton RainesEighth Circuit· 1976-06-16· cited 47×
- State v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1985-11-20· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. ManniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-12-08· cited 10×
- State v. ClarkeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1980-07-09· cited 5×
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