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5 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 2009–2015 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Morris v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences2015L. c. 90, § 24K, requires that a “ ‘calibration standard analysis [ ]’ be performed” prior to the administration of a breathalyzer test “in order for [the] test to be valid.” Morris v. Commonwealth, 412 Mass. 861 , 863 n.3 (1992). 2009See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Whynaught, 377 Mass. 14, 17-19 (1979) (discussing the need for testing to lay a foundation for admission of speed radar results); Morris v. Commonwealth, 412 Mass. 861, 866-867 (1992) (regulation requiring the testing of a breathalyzer before each use adequate to insure rehable results); Commonwealth v. Torres, 453 Mass. 722, 737-738 (2009) (no abuse of discretion to admit a distance obtained by using a device calibrated by measuring a known distance). | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Cochrangreen1 sentence2015See Commonwealth v. Cochran, 25 Mass. App. Ct. 260, 263-264 (1988). | 1 | 1 |
Bottomley v. Division of Administrative Law Appealsgreen1 sentence2014See Bottomley v. Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 22 Mass. App. Ct. at 657 (“Where reasonably possible, no portion of the language of a regulation should be treated as surplusage”). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Torresgreen1 sentence2009See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Whynaught, 377 Mass. 14, 17-19 (1979) (discussing the need for testing to lay a foundation for admission of speed radar results); Morris v. Commonwealth, 412 Mass. 861, 866-867 (1992) (regulation requiring the testing of a breathalyzer before each use adequate to insure rehable results); Commonwealth v. Torres, 453 Mass. 722, 737-738 (2009) (no abuse of discretion to admit a distance obtained by using a device calibrated by measuring a known distance). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Whynaughtgreen1 sentence2009See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Whynaught, 377 Mass. 14, 17-19 (1979) (discussing the need for testing to lay a foundation for admission of speed radar results); Morris v. Commonwealth, 412 Mass. 861, 866-867 (1992) (regulation requiring the testing of a breathalyzer before each use adequate to insure rehable results); Commonwealth v. Torres, 453 Mass. 722, 737-738 (2009) (no abuse of discretion to admit a distance obtained by using a device calibrated by measuring a known distance). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Steele
green
1 sentence2011The two-part procedure used to obtain a defendant’s blood alcohol level, including the calibration analysis, “pertains to the validity of the breathalyzer test and does not speak of evidentiary value.” Steele, 455 Mass. at 213 . | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.