Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/8/2007
Commonwealth v. Sykes
Citations
- 449 Mass. 308
- 867 N.E.2d 733
- 2007 Mass. LEXIS 509
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- stop of defendant based on reasonable suspicion when, in high crime area where large group had congregated, defendant attempted to avoid contact with police and clenched waistband while he ran
- defendant felt free to leave where he did not respond to officer; no stop
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Judges: Spina
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30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. Jones-PannellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-08-14· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. Isaiah I.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-18· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. WarrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-20· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. MubdiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-03-29· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-02-26· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. GrantMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-02-13· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-05-17· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-06-11· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. CabreraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-02-25· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. DyetteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-06-24· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. WebsterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-09-25· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. MathisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-03-02· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. MonteiroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-03-31· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MontoyaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-11-13· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. Jones-PannellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-06-02· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-03-19· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. JeudyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-10-28· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. DamelioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-12-14· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. WarrenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-06-10· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. RamirezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-09· cited 2×
Cites
29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 37,942×
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court· 1980-06-30· cited 6,313×
- Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court· 1988-06-13· cited 1,499×
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-11-14· cited 300×
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-01-03· cited 215×
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-02-22· cited 194×
- Commonwealth v. StouteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-30· cited 178×
- Commonwealth v. BorgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-08-28· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-02-20· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-01-13· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. FraserMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-07-02· cited 130×
- Commonwealth v. ThibeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-12-17· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. BarrosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-09-28· cited 94×
- Commonwealth v. WatsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-02-08· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. SmiglianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-20· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. DeramoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-02-08· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. RobbinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-04-03· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. EckertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-18· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. MurdoughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-02-01· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. RockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-05-26· cited 44×
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