COMMONWEALTH v. BUZZELL

No. 10-P-662.

79 Mass. App. Ct. 460 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH v. STEVEN BUZZELL.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

May 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Lindmark for the defendant.

Thomas H. Townsend , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MILLS, BROWN, & WOLOHOJIAN, JJ.


WOLOHOJIAN, J.

The defendant and his partner, both Springfield police officers, stopped a car containing three farm workers of Mexican heritage because, in the words of the defendant, "Mexicans typically don't drive with a license and they typically drink and drive." The driver could not produce a license but did produce the car's registration. One of the passengers in the back seat produced a Mexican driver's license. All three men were removed from the car and their...

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