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16 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1975–2019 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 |
|---|---|---|
Brown v. Illinoisgreen2 sentences2005In Brown , however, the United States Supreme Court also indicated that, when a confession or admission is involved, the giving of Miranda warnings is “an important factor, to be sure, in determining whether [evidence] is obtained by exploitation of an [underlying illegality].” Brown, supra at 603 . 2005Taylor v. Alabama, 457 U.S. 687, 690 (1982), quoting Brown v. Illinois, supra (“If Miranda warnings were viewed as a talisman that cured all Fourth Amendment violations, then the constitutional guarantee against unlawful searches and seizures would be reduced to a mere ‘form of words’ ”); Commonwealth v. Bradshaw, supra at 258 (“The giving of Miranda warnings alone will not make the inculpatory statements sufficiently an act of free will to purge the primary taint”). | 6 | 7 |
Commonwealth v. Bradshawgreen2 sentences2005Taylor v. Alabama, 457 U.S. 687, 690 (1982), quoting Brown v. Illinois, supra (“If Miranda warnings were viewed as a talisman that cured all Fourth Amendment violations, then the constitutional guarantee against unlawful searches and seizures would be reduced to a mere ‘form of words’ ”); Commonwealth v. Bradshaw, supra at 258 (“The giving of Miranda warnings alone will not make the inculpatory statements sufficiently an act of free will to purge the primary taint”). 2004The motion judge correctly concluded that the confession was the product of the defendant’s free will based on a consideration of the relevant factors set forth in Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 602-604 (1975), and Commonwealth v. Bradshaw, 385 Mass. 244, 258 (1982), including (1) the giving of Miranda warnings, (2) the temporal proximity of the arrest and the confession, (3) the presence of intervening circumstances, and (4) the purpose and flagrancy of the official misconduct. | 3 | 4 |
Commonwealth v. Fredettegreen2 sentences2004The statement was thus sufficiently attenuated from the illegal act to be “purged of the primary taint,” see, e.g., Commonwealth v. Fredette, 396 Mass. 455, 459 (1985), and was therefore independently admissible. 2002Fredette, 396 Mass. at 460; Commonwealth v. Manning, 44 Mass.App.Ct. 695, 698 , rev. den., 427 Mass. 1108 (1998). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Trombleygreen1 sentence2012See Commonwealth v. Trombley, 72 Mass. App. Ct. 183, 186 (2008). | 1 | 1 |
Miranda v. Arizonagreen2 sentences2010In this interlocutory appeal, we determine that the presence of counsel during police questioning of a suspect, when the suspect has had an opportunity to consult with counsel beforehand, substitutes adequately for the giving of Miranda warnings, see Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444 (1966) ( Miranda ). 2010In this interlocutory appeal, we determine that the presence of counsel during police questioning of a suspect, when the suspect has had an opportunity to consult with counsel beforehand, substitutes adequately for the giving of Miranda warnings, see Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444 (1966) {Miranda). | 1 | 1 |
Taylor v. Alabamagreen1 sentence2005Taylor v. Alabama, 457 U.S. 687, 690 (1982), quoting Brown v. Illinois, supra (“If Miranda warnings were viewed as a talisman that cured all Fourth Amendment violations, then the constitutional guarantee against unlawful searches and seizures would be reduced to a mere ‘form of words’ ”); Commonwealth v. Bradshaw, supra at 258 (“The giving of Miranda warnings alone will not make the inculpatory statements sufficiently an act of free will to purge the primary taint”). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Stoutegreen1 sentence2004See Commonwealth v. Stoute, 422 Mass. 782, 789 (1996); Commonwealth v. Borges, 395 Mass. 788, 791 (1985). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Borgesgreen1 sentence2004See Commonwealth v. Stoute, 422 Mass. 782, 789 (1996); Commonwealth v. Borges, 395 Mass. 788, 791 (1985). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Meehangreen1 sentence1982Commonwealth v. Alicea, supra. We emphasize, however, that “[t]he situation would have been clearer if the officers had told the defendant that he was free to go on his way if he chose.” Commonwealth v. Meehan, 377 Mass. 552, 558 (1979). | 1 | 1 |
Borodine v. Massachusettsgreen1 sentence1978See Commonwealth v. Borodine, 371 Mass. 1, 4-5 (1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1049 (1977). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Borodinegreen1 sentence1978See Commonwealth v. Borodine, 371 Mass. 1, 4-5 (1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1049 (1977). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Simon v. Massachusetts
green
2 sentences2019Commonwealth v. Simon , 456 Mass. 280 , 290, 923 N.E.2d 58 , cert. denied, 562 U.S. 874 , 131 S.Ct. 181 , 178 L.Ed.2d 108 (2010) (recognizing that Miranda warnings serve to "counteract[ ] the coercion inherent in custodial interrogation"). 2019Commonwealth v. Simon , 456 Mass. 280 , 290, 923 N.E.2d 58 , cert. denied, 562 U.S. 874 , 131 S.Ct. 181 , 178 L.Ed.2d 108 (2010) (recognizing that Miranda warnings serve to "counteract[ ] the coercion inherent in custodial interrogation"). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Commonwealth v. Simon
green
2 sentences2019Commonwealth v. Simon , 456 Mass. 280 , 290, 923 N.E.2d 58 , cert. denied, 562 U.S. 874 , 131 S.Ct. 181 , 178 L.Ed.2d 108 (2010) (recognizing that Miranda warnings serve to "counteract[ ] the coercion inherent in custodial interrogation"). 2019Commonwealth v. Simon , 456 Mass. 280 , 290, 923 N.E.2d 58 , cert. denied, 562 U.S. 874 , 131 S.Ct. 181 , 178 L.Ed.2d 108 (2010) (recognizing that Miranda warnings serve to "counteract[ ] the coercion inherent in custodial interrogation"). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Hendrickson v. United States
green
1 sentence2011Id. at 386-387 . | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Commonwealth v. Hunter
green
1 sentence2002Id. at 720-721 . | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Adoption of Trudy
neutral
1 sentence2002Fredette, 396 Mass. at 460; Commonwealth v. Manning, 44 Mass.App.Ct. 695, 698 , rev. den., 427 Mass. 1108 (1998). | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Commonwealth v. Manning
green
1 sentence2002Fredette, 396 Mass. at 460; Commonwealth v. Manning, 44 Mass.App.Ct. 695, 698 , rev. den., 427 Mass. 1108 (1998). | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Commonwealth v. Alicea
green
1 sentence1982Commonwealth v. Alicea, supra. We emphasize, however, that “[t]he situation would have been clearer if the officers had told the defendant that he was free to go on his way if he chose.” Commonwealth v. Meehan, 377 Mass. 552, 558 (1979). | 1 | 1982–1982 |
Commonwealth v. Fielding
green
1 sentence1980Other relevant factors include “[t]he temporal proximity of the arrest and the confession, the presence of intervening circumstances, . . . and, particularly the purpose and flagrancy of the official misconduct.” Commonwealth v. Fielding, supra at 114 , quoting from Brown v. Illinois, supra at 603-604 . | 1 | 1980–1980 |
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.