MA: While statute didn’t authorize arrest for this misdemeanor, common law might still

“We conclude that there is no statutory authority to arrest an individual for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked registration but that, under circumstances not present here, an arrest may be made under the established common law rule pertaining to warrantless arrests for misdemeanors. As to the defendant’s second argument, we conclude that, even accepting that an excessive show of force was employed by the police in the circumstances presented, the inevitable discovery exception applies.” Commonwealth v. Ubilez, 2016 Mass. App. LEXIS 4 (Jan. 7, 2016).