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COMMONWEALTH v. MORRISSEY

422 Mass. 1 (1996)

COMMONWEALTH vs. DENNIS M. MORRISSEY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

January 31, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra L. Hautanen, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Vincent F. Ricciardi for the defendant.

Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General, & Elisabeth Medvedow, Assistant Attorney General, for the Attorney General, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

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

ABRAMS, J.

The defendant, Dennis M. Morrissey stands charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and being a disorderly person. On the defendant's motion, the District Court judge suppressed all evidence obtained as a result of the stop and detention of the defendant, because the stop was conducted by a police officer acting outside his territorial jurisdiction. The Appeals Court affirmed in an unpublished memorandum and...

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