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“to supersede defendant's liability, intervening cause must be the sole cause, not merely a contributing cause”
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1978
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Top citers, strongest first. 25 distinct citers.
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Commonwealth v. Loya
there is no easier way to reach, and perhaps force, a verdict of guilty than to approach it step by step
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Commonwealth v. Boateng
a murder may be committed with extreme atrocity or cruelty even though death results from a single blow
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Cited as authority (quoted)
Commonwealth v. Perry
to supersede defendant's liability, intervening cause must be the sole cause, not merely a contributing cause
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Commonwealth v. St. Hilaire
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 254 (1977), cert, denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978).
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Commonwealth v. Maynard
See Commonwealth v. McLeod, supra at 745 , citing Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 256 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978) (to supersede defendant’s liability, intervening cause must be sole cause, not merely contributing cause).
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Commonwealth v. Niemic
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 256-257 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978).
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Commonwealth v. Costa
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 259-260 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978). 9 A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel requires a “discerning examination and appraisal of the specific circumstances of the given case to see whether there has been serious incompetency, inefficiency, or inattention of counsel — behavior of counsel falling measurably below that which might be expected from an ordinary fallible lawyer — and, if that is found, then, typically, whether it has likely deprived the defendant of an otherwise available, substantial ground of defence.” Commo…
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Commonwealth v. Glass
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 260 (1977), cert, denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978), and cases cited; Commonwealth v. Eisen, 358 Mass. 740, 746 (1971).
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Commonwealth v. McLeod
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 313 Mass. 249, 256 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978) (to supersede defendant’s liability, intervening cause must be the sole cause, not merely a contributing cause) , 21 7.
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United States v. Young
See United States v. Beverly, 562 F.2d 201, 204 (2d Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 779 , 54 L.Ed.2d 789 (1979); United States v. Vasquez, 468 F.2d 565, 566-67 (2d Cir.1972), cert. denied, 410 U.S. 945 , 93 S.Ct. 1400 , 35 L.Ed.2d 612 (1973).
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United States v. Young
See United States v. Beverly, 562 F.2d 201, 204 (2d Cir.1977), cert, denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 779 , 54 L.Ed.2d 789 (1979); United States v. Vasquez, 468 F.2d 565, 566-67 (2d Cir.1972), cert, denied, 410 U.S. 945 , 93 S.Ct. 1400 , 35 L.Ed.2d 612 (1973).
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Commonwealth v. Malloy
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 258-259 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978).
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Abramovitz v. Ahern
See United States v. Sacco, 563 F.2d 552, 557-59 (2d Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 779 , 54 L.Ed.2d 789 (1978); United States v. Russo, 527 F.2d 1051 (10th Cir.1975), ce rt. denied, 426 U.S. 906 , 96 S.Ct. 2226 , 48 L.Ed.2d 831 (1976); United States v. Bynum, 513 F.2d 533 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 952 , 96 S.Ct. 357 , 46 L.Ed.2d 277 (1975).
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Commonwealth v. Licciardi
See United States v. Spock, 416 F.2d 165, 182 (1st Cir. 1969).” Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 260-261 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978).
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Commonwealth v. Easterling
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 251-257 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978).
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Commonwealth v. Gould
(2×)
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 260 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978); Commonwealth v. Knowlton, 265 Mass. 382, 388 (1928).
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In the Matter of Spring
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 252-256 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978) (upholding finding of “brain death” before removal of respirator from murder victim); Commonwealth v. Edelin, 371 Mass. 497, 516-517 (1976) (insufficient evidence of recklessness of physician with respect to aborted fetus); Matter of Dinnerstein, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 466 (1978) (declaration that validity of order not to resuscitate patient with Alzheimer’s disease did not depend on prior court approval); Lane v. Candura, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 377 (1978) (denial of authority to amputate leg of nonconsent…
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Commonwealth v. Podlaski
See Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 259-260 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 (1978); Commonwealth v. Satterfield, 362 Mass. 78, 81 (1972); Commonwealth v. Appleby, 358 Mass. 407, 415 (1970).
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Favero v. Huntsville Independent School District
Id. at 145 ; see also Chrysler Corp. v. Mann, 561 F.2d 1282 (8th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 778 , 54 L.Ed.2d 788 (1978) (the plaintiff could have availed himself of his employer’s leave of absence procedure or used his paid excused absences, either one of which would have satisfied his religious needs); United States v. City of Albuquerque, 545 F.2d 110 (10th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 433 U.S. 909 , 97 S.Ct. 2974 , 53 L.Ed.2d 1092 (1977) (the employer’s scheduling system permitted employees to trade shifts, which would have allowed the plaintiff to fulfill his religio…
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65 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1069, 65 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,205 Aston A. Beadle v. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department, Walter C. Heinrich, Sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida
See Matthewson v. Fla. Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm'n, 693 F.Supp. 1044, 1050 (M.D.Fla.1988), aff'd 871 F.2d 123 (11th Cir.1989) (citing Ansonia, 479 U.S. at 68 , 107 S.Ct. at 372 , in recognition of the employee's duty of "bilateral cooperation"); see also Chrysler Corp. v. Mann, 561 F.2d 1282, 1285 (8th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 778 , 54 L.Ed.2d 788 (1978).
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Beadle v. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department
See Matthewson v. Fla. Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm'n, 693 F.Supp. 1044, 1050 (M.D.Fla.1988), aff'd 871 F.2d 123 (11th Cir.1989) (citing Ansonia, 479 U.S. at 68 , 107 S.Ct. at 372 , in recognition of the employee's duty of "bilateral cooperation"); see also Chrysler Corp. v. Mann, 561 F.2d 1282, 1285 (8th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 778 , 54 L.Ed.2d 788 (1978).
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Wilson v. US West Communications, Inc.
See also, Chrysler Corp. v. Mann, 561 F.2d 1282, 1285 (8th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 778 , 54 L.Ed.2d 788 (1978); Redmond v. GAF Corp., 574 F.2d 897, 901 (7th Cir.1978).
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State v. Robinson
See also Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249, 260 , 366 N.E.2d 744, 752 (1977), (no error in submission of special interrogatories to jury to serve as an “aid” to the court where no tendency to lead jury to a verdict of guilty), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 777 , 54 L.Ed.2d 788 (1978).
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State v. Olson
(2×)
See also Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249 , 366 N.E.2d 744 (1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 777 , 54 L.Ed.2d 788 (1978).
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United States v. Jackson
See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Golston, 373 Mass. 249 , 366 N.E.2d 744, 749 (1977) (“We take this occasion to announce that if the point comes before us we shall feel free to reexamine the justification for the rule.”), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1039 , 98 S.Ct. 777 , 54 L.Ed.2d 788 (1978)).
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Golston
v.
Massachusetts
v.
Massachusetts
No. 77-5770.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jan 16, 1978.
Cited by 5 opinions | Published
Citer courts: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial… (3)
Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.