Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/14/1974

Commonwealth v. Silva

Citations

318 N.E.2d 895
366 Mass. 402
1974 Mass. LEXIS 732

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If motion to suppress had been allowed, as it should have been, a directed verdict would have been required. Judgment of not guilty ordered
If motion to suppress had been allowed, as it should have been, a directed verdict would have been required. Judgment of not guilty ordered
to justify further investigative detention of passenger when no safety concerns at issue police must reasonably suspect that passenger himself has committed, was committing, or was about to commit a crime
to justify further investigative detention of passenger when no safety concerns at issue police must reasonably suspect that passenger himself has committed, was committing, or was about to commit a crime
reasonable suspicion analysis of patfrisk took into account that encounter took place in isolated area at night
where protective search of defendant and his car produced no weapon, seizure and opening of soft packet, which could not conceivably contain a gun, was unlawful, and heroin found in packet properly suppressed

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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Braucher, Hennessey, Wilkins

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