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· 2/17/1984

Commonwealth v. Spagnolo

Citations

  • 459 N.E.2d 1256
  • 17 Mass. App. Ct. 516
  • 1984 Mass. App. LEXIS 1384

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • discussing standard of review of ruling on motion to suppress, and implying judge’s “ruling” involves exercise of judgment
  • on motion to suppress, judge’s task is to determine whether underlying basis for officer’s action was sufficient; officer used word “guess” to describe reasonable and possible inference

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Judges: Brown, Greaney, Warner

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