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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 4 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Commonwealth v. Couture.

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1 Commonwealth v. Couture Anchor
mass · 1990
green “mere possession of a handgun was not sufficient to give rise to a reasonable suspicion that the defendant was illegally carrying that gun” 2
2 Richardson v. Warden, Wade Correctional Center
scotus · 1990
green “mere possession of a handgun was not sufficient to give rise to a reasonable suspicion that the defendant was illegally carrying that gun” 2

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