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10 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1936–2025 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Pandolfinogreen2 sentences2013The majority characterizes those measures as “reasonable and proportional to the escalating risk [which the trooper] faced at each passing moment in this rapidly unfolding encounter,” citing, inter alia, Commonwealth v. Pandolfino, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 96, 98 (1992) (“use of cuffs, if necessary to accomplish a permissible inquiry, does not convert a Terry stop to an arrest”). 2013See Commonwealth v. Willis , 415 Mass, at 819-820; Commonwealth v. Williams, 422 Mass. 111, 117-119 (1996); Commonwealth v. Pandolfino, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 96, 98 (1992) (“use of cuffs, if necessary to accomplish a permissible inquiry, does not convert a Terry stop to an arrest”). | 3 | 3 |
Commonwealth v. Berrygreen2 sentences1998While the defendant argues correctly that it is the Commonwealth’s burden to prove that a warrantless search falls within a permissible exception to the warrant requirement and is, therefore, reasonable, Commonwealth v. Berry, 420 Mass. 95, 105-106 (1995), it is equally well-settled that that burden only attaches to the Commonwealth after the defendant has first demonstrated that a “search and seizure” in the constitutional sense has occurred. 1998Commonwealth v. Berry, 420 Mass. 95, 105-06 (1995). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Williamsgreen1 sentence2013See Commonwealth v. Willis , 415 Mass, at 819-820; Commonwealth v. Williams, 422 Mass. 111, 117-119 (1996); Commonwealth v. Pandolfino, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 96, 98 (1992) (“use of cuffs, if necessary to accomplish a permissible inquiry, does not convert a Terry stop to an arrest”). | 1 | 1 |
Custody of Vaughngreen1 sentence1996See also Custody of Vaughn, 422 Mass. 590 , 599 n.11 (1996) (“[Preference of an eleven-year-old is not given decisive weight, although it is a factor to be considered”). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Robbinsgreen2 sentences1995Here, ordering the defendant and the woman out of the Pontiac and handcuffing them were reasonable security measures, in the circumstances, to prevent ac cess to the shotgun by them or any other occupant. 4 Police officers are “not required to gamble with their personal safety.” Commonwealth v. Robbins, supra at 152 . 5 Accordingly, the officers’ observations of the defendant during the encounter should not have been suppressed. 1995Cir. 1989), cert, denied, 494 U.S. 1008 (1990); Commonwealth v. Robbins, 407 Mass. 147, 151-152 (1990); Commonwealth v. Pandolfino, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 96, 98 (1992) (“the use of cuffs, if necessary to accomplish a permissible inquiry, does not convert a Terry stop to an arrest”); Commonwealth v. Andrews, 34 Mass. App. Ct. at 329 . | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Kenroy Laing, A/K/A Junior Roy Laing, United States of America v. Garfield Dean Martingreen1 sentence1993See also United States v. Bautista, 684 F.2d 1286, 1289-1290 (9th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1211 (1983) (handcuffing permitted for investigative stop where two armed robbery suspects appeared nervous and one suspect was pacing up and down); United States v. Laing, 889 F.2d 281, 285-286 (D.C. | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Juan Manuel Bautista, United States of America v. Javier Cabrera-Martinezgreen1 sentence1993See also United States v. Bautista, 684 F.2d 1286, 1289-1290 (9th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1211 (1983) (handcuffing permitted for investigative stop where two armed robbery suspects appeared nervous and one suspect was pacing up and down); United States v. Laing, 889 F.2d 281, 285-286 (D.C. | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Larue H. Purrygreen1 sentence1992United States v. Purry, 545 F.2d 217, 220 (D.C. | 1 | 1 |
Barnes v. United Statesgreen1 sentence1975For a discussion of the history of the rule and a holding that the rule is constitutional, see Barnes v. United States, 412 U. S. 837, 841-847 (1973). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Marashlian v. Zoning Board of Appeals
green
1 sentence2025See, e.g., Murchison, 485 Mass. at 212; Kenner, 459 Mass. at 124 ; Sweenie, 451 Mass. at 545-546 ; Standerwick, 447 Mass. at 36 ; Marashlian, 421 Mass. at 723 n.5. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Sweenie v. A.L. Prime Energy Consultants
green
1 sentence2025See, e.g., Murchison, 485 Mass. at 212; Kenner, 459 Mass. at 124 ; Sweenie, 451 Mass. at 545-546 ; Standerwick, 447 Mass. at 36 ; Marashlian, 421 Mass. at 723 n.5. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Standerwick v. Zoning Board of Appeals
green
1 sentence2025See, e.g., Murchison, 485 Mass. at 212; Kenner, 459 Mass. at 124 ; Sweenie, 451 Mass. at 545-546 ; Standerwick, 447 Mass. at 36 ; Marashlian, 421 Mass. at 723 n.5. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Kenner v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Chatham
green
1 sentence2025See, e.g., Murchison, 485 Mass. at 212; Kenner, 459 Mass. at 124 ; Sweenie, 451 Mass. at 545-546 ; Standerwick, 447 Mass. at 36 ; Marashlian, 421 Mass. at 723 n.5. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Bak v. Bak
green
1 sentence1996Although one of the many permissible factors to be considered, the preference of a younger child “is not given decisive weight.” Bak v. Bak, supra at 617 . | 1 | 1996–1996 |
New Hampshire v. Dedrick
green
1 sentence1995Cir. 1989), cert, denied, 494 U.S. 1008 (1990); Commonwealth v. Robbins, 407 Mass. 147, 151-152 (1990); Commonwealth v. Pandolfino, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 96, 98 (1992) (“the use of cuffs, if necessary to accomplish a permissible inquiry, does not convert a Terry stop to an arrest”); Commonwealth v. Andrews, 34 Mass. App. Ct. at 329 . | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Commonwealth v. Andrews
green
1 sentence1995Cir. 1989), cert, denied, 494 U.S. 1008 (1990); Commonwealth v. Robbins, 407 Mass. 147, 151-152 (1990); Commonwealth v. Pandolfino, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 96, 98 (1992) (“the use of cuffs, if necessary to accomplish a permissible inquiry, does not convert a Terry stop to an arrest”); Commonwealth v. Andrews, 34 Mass. App. Ct. at 329 . | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Lowell Co-operative Bank v. Co-operative Central Bank
green
1 sentence1936Lowell Co-operative Bank v. Co-operative Central Bank, 287 Mass. 338 . | 1 | 1936–1936 |
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.