· 10/15/1853
Hedge v. McQuaid
Citations
- 65 Mass. 352
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that a passen- ger in a stopped vehicle is not automatically seized under Article I, section 9, but that, under the Fourth Amendment, an officer effectively seizes everyone in the vehicle
- remanding under analogous cir- cumstances, including new case law and the need for a fac- tual finding
- vacating and remanding for the trial court to address the applicable standard and “for any additional factfinding that may be necessary”
- explaining that “the descend- ing hierarchy of importance in evaluating whether an issue is preserved is first and most important, identifying the issue; second, and less important, identify- ing the source of law; and third, and least important, the particular argument”
- remanding for additional factual finding when new case law made the court unsure whether the trial court applied the correct legal standard
- explaining a passenger in a stopped vehicle is not seized when viewing the encounter “through the lens of Article I, section 9” but is seized viewing the encounter “through the lens of the Fourth Amendment”
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Judges: Bigelow
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