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Top citers, strongest first. 12 distinct citers.
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Commonwealth v. Matta
See Sykes, 449 Mass. at 311 , citing Commonwealth v. Thinh Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 387 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995) ("The nature of an encounter between a citizen and a law enforcement official is necessarily 6 We note that those in doubt as to whether they are free to discontinue an encounter with the police may ask the officer at any point during the encounter if they are free to leave. 12 fact specific and requires careful examination of the attending circumstances").
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Commonwealth v. Lewis
See Commonwealth v. Cao, 419 Mass. 383 , 390 n.9 (“we suggest that the better practice would be for officers conducting FIOs to inform the individuals approached that the encounter is consensual and that they are free to leave at any time”), cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995).
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Commonwealth v. Mathis
See note 5, supra. We agree with the motion judge that if the officers left their cruiser before the defendant’s admission, this act did not constitute new grounds to conclude that the defendant was seized at the time he uttered the incriminating statement. 14 See Commonwealth v. Thinh Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 385, 387-388 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995) (no seizure where, absent an order to comply or indication that defendant could not terminate the encounter, officer approached him on foot and asked questions concerning his identity).
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Commonwealth v. Dargon
See Commonwealth v. Thin Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 387-388 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995).
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Commonwealth v. Martin
See Commonwealth v. Thinh Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 388 , cert, denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995) (no seizure where an officer approached the defendant in a public parking lot and asked questions about his identity); Commonwealth v. DePeiza , 449 Mass, at 370 (no seizure when officers asked for identification and held it during a “brief conversation”).
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Commonwealth v. Monteiro
See Commonwealth v. Thinh Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 387 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995).
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Commonwealth v. Sykes
See Commonwealth v. Thinh Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 387 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995).
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Commonwealth v. Pagan
See Commonwealth v. Thinh Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 387-388 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995) (approaching defendant and asking him to identify himself not seizure because reasonable person would have felt free to terminate encounter); Commonwealth v. Thomas, 429 Mass. 403, 406-407 (1999) (same).
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Commonwealth v. Murphy
See Commonwealth v. Thinh Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 387-388 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995) (no stop in circumstances of field interrogation observation because reasonable person would feel free to terminate the encounter); Commonwealth v. Stoute, 422 Mass. at 786 .
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Commonwealth v. Moscat
See Commonwealth v. Thinh Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 384 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995).
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Commonwealth v. Ellerbe
See Commonwealth v. Think Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 384 , cert. denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995), and cases cited.
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Commonwealth v. Mubdi
See also Commonwealth v. Think Van Cao, 419 Mass. 383, 387-388 , cert, denied, 515 U.S. 1146 (1995) (field interrogation observation was not seizure where police officer on foot approached individuals suspected of gang membership and took notes of their answers to basic questions).
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Vohra
v.
California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
v.
California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
No. 94-8954.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jun 19, 1995.
Published
Ct. App. Cal., 4th App. Dist. Certiorari denied.