Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/30/2001
Commonwealth v. Twombly
Citations
- 435 Mass. 440
- 758 N.E.2d 1051
- 2001 Mass. LEXIS 691
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- terms of a statute are to be read according to their ordinary and approved usage
- excessive speed and erratic driving posed imminent danger of breach of the peace justifying an extraterritorial stop in Salisbury by an Amesbury police officer to “preserve the peace”
- officer followed defendant’s vehicle for approximately three miles and estimated speed at fifty to fifty-five miles per hour in zones where limit was twenty-five and thirty-five miles per hour; also observed improper passing
- Salisbury officer instructed Amesbury officer to make stop in Salisbury
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Judges: Cowin
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-07-23· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. DuffyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-11-19· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. BartlettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-05-13· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. LaheyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-10-12· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. Teixeira-FurtadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-06-20· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. SmeatonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-07-12· cited 2×
- Olson v. N.D. Dep't of Transp.North Dakota Supreme Court· 2018-04-10· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. CoburnMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-10-20· cited 1×
- Burden ex rel. Burden v. Amesbury Sports Park, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court· 2003-07-11· cited 1×
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Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-02-22· cited 194×
- Commonwealth v. GormanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1934-11-02· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-11· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. Van CaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-02-01· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. SavageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-11-04· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. PoillucciMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-02-09· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MorrisseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-01-31· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. MekalianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-12-02· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. BaezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-05-05· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. TwomblyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-01-05· cited 2×
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