Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/8/2000

Commonwealth v. Watson

Citations

430 Mass. 725
723 N.E.2d 501
2000 Mass. LEXIS 90

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\Seemingly innocent activities taken together can give rise to reasonable suspicion justifying a threshold inquiry\
“Seemingly innocent activities taken together can give rise to reasonable suspicion justifying a threshold inquiry”
“Seemingly innocent activities taken together can give rise to reasonable suspicion justifying a threshold inquiry”
reasonable suspicion where defendants entered hotel without luggage and emerged with two heavy suitcases from room of suspected drug dealer
inferences supporting reasonable suspicion \can follow in light of the officer's experience\
officers “may” stop automobiles to conduct threshold inquiry

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Judges: Lynch

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