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Commonwealth v. Moss

Appeals Court of Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1975
323 N.E.2d 748 (Mass. App. Ct. 1975)

Opinion

February 25, 1975.

Stephen Hrones for the defendant.

Richard A. Hannaway, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.


There was no error in the denial of the defendant's motion to suppress the evidence of the revolver which was found in his pocket during a patdown and which led to his conviction of unlawfully carrying the same on his person. The judge who heard the motion was justified in concluding, on the basis of the surrounding circumstances as disclosed in the evidence, that the pat-down was permissible. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 27-31 (1968). Adams v. Williams, 407 U.S. 143, 146-149 (1972). Commonwealth v. Ballou, 350 Mass. 751, 755-756 (1966), cert. den. 385 U.S. 1031 (1967). Commonwealth v. Hawkes, 362 Mass. 786, 788-789 (1973). Commonwealth v. Anderson, 366 Mass. 394, 398-401 (1974).

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Moss

Appeals Court of Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1975
323 N.E.2d 748 (Mass. App. Ct. 1975)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Moss

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH vs. MITCHELL R. MOSS

Court:Appeals Court of Massachusetts

Date published: Feb 25, 1975

Citations

323 N.E.2d 748 (Mass. App. Ct. 1975)
3 Mass. App. Ct. 711