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COMMONWEALTH v. MAHER

408 Mass. 34 (1990)

556 N.E.2d 98

COMMONWEALTH vs. TIMOTHY W. MAHER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

July 12, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy Murphy, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Virginia Lawton Duffett for the defendant.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

LIACOS, C.J.

This is the second of two cases we decide today involving the territorial jurisdiction of Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) police officers. The defendant was arrested by an MDC police officer and charged with various motor vehicle violations. A District Court judge ruled that the police officer was without authority to arrest the defendant, and dismissed the complaints against the defendant. We reverse.

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