Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/25/2002
Commonwealth v. Wilkerson
Citations
- 436 Mass. 137
- 763 N.E.2d 508
- 2002 Mass. LEXIS 86
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- where motor vehicle records were not under police control, probable cause was not negated when information about a driver's license later proved inaccurate
- “The interest in deterring unlawful police conduct ... is the foundation of the exclusionary rule”
- “When the matter is grounded in police fault, then policy reasons for applying the exclusionary rule become more relevant”
- probable cause to arrest not vitiated by fact that police were relying on erroneous information obtained from Registry of Motor Vehicles records that defendant's license had been revoked
- erroneous information from registry of motor vehicles provided probable cause for defendant's arrest
- “Probable cause to arrest is not vitiated when the basis on which the police officer acted is shown after the fact to have been erroneous, because the existence of probable cause is determined at the moment of arrest, not in light of subsequent events”
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Judges: Greaney
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20 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. PORTER P.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-03-11· cited 57×
- State v. PitcherNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 2005-07-22· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. FredericqMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-04-24· cited 22×
- Eldridge v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-05-03· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. DyetteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-06-24· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. GoeweyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-06-25· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-08-29· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. StarrMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-08-16· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. MaingretteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-12-03· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MillerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-03-02· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. RamosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-08-14· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. AgogoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-06-29· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. CoburnMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-10-20· cited 1×
- Gargano v. Belmont Police DepartmentD. Massachusetts· 2007-03-07
- Commonwealth v. Rosario-SantiagoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-10-02
- Commonwealth v. NievesMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-05-02
- Commonwealth v. MullerMassachusetts Superior Court· 2004-11-04
- Commonwealth v. RosadoMassachusetts Superior Court· 2006-05-09
- Commonwealth v. JeffreysMassachusetts Superior Court· 2014-04-23
- Commonwealth v. PrivetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-03-28
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- United States v. JanisSupreme Court· 1976-10-04· cited 1,453×
- Arizona v. EvansSupreme Court· 1995-03-01· cited 885×
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-25· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. BarnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-10· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. CeriaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-02-23· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-04-25· cited 25×
- Shadler v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 2000-01-06· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. HecoxMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-09-07· cited 15×
- State v. EwoldtCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 1989-10-05· cited 14×
- State v. LanoueSupreme Court of Vermont· 1991-01-25· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. CensulloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-02-20· cited 10×
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