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5 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1984–2018 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Licatagreen2 sentences2018See Commonwealth v. Licata , 412 Mass. 654 , 660-663, 591 N.E.2d 672 (1992). 2018See Commonwealth v. Licata , 412 Mass. 654 , 660-663, 591 N.E.2d 672 (1992). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Lyonsgreen1 sentence2018See Commonwealth v. Lyons , 444 Mass. 289 , 292 ("[T]o justify a reduction in the verdict, there must be some weakness in the critical evidence ... or some weakness in the evidence coupled with trial error"). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Bryantgreen1 sentence1988See Commonwealth v. Bryant, 390 Mass. 729 , 749 n.29 (1984). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Gilbertgreen1 sentence1984Cf. Commonwealth v. Gilbert, 377 Mass. 887, 895 (1979). 31 The defendant’s appeal also focuses more on the issue of custodial interrogation than on the involuntariness of his statements. 32 The interview sheets indicate that on November 22, 1978, Tarmey told Officers Ray and Lar come that he had come home at approximately 5:30 p.m. , left at 8:15 p.m. , and heard a “loud pop” that could have been a shotgun firing at some point in that time span, and that on November 29, 1978, Tarmey stated to Officers Casey and Pagley that he had come home at approximately 5:45 p.m., and heard a shotgun-like r | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Solis
green
1 sentence2012Where the misconduct deprives a defendant of his [Sjixth [Ajmendment rights, courts must consider the misconduct 11 Our refusal to adopt a strict exclusionary rule, however, does not mean that Constantine’s conduct was proper or, more particularly, that the motion judge should have declined to investigate the Commonwealth’s claim that Constantine may have initiated contact with one or more jurors. 12 As suggested in Commonwealth v. Solis, 407 Mass. at 401-402 , where there is a credible claim 13 that the jury may have been exposed to an extraneous matter or influence, but there is also a claim | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.