5 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1980–2009 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 |
|---|---|---|
Simon v. Solomongreen1 sentence2009This relaxed standard notwithstanding, it was nonetheless not permissible at the time of trial for an expert to opine directly on the credibility of a witness, see, e.g., Simon v. Solomon, 385 Mass. 91, 105 (1982), including child witnesses in sexual assault cases. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Alfonso A.green1 sentence2003See Commonwealth v. Alfonso, 438 Mass. 372 (2003). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Ciaramitarogreen1 sentence1997Compare Commonwealth v. Ciaramitaro, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 110, 114-115 (1988); Commonwealth v. Va Meng Joe, 40 Mass. App. Ct. at 500 . | 1 | 1 |
Connolly v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence1980See Connolly v. Commonwealth, 377 Mass. 527 (1979). | 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. Ianello
green
1 sentence2009Thus, in Commonwealth v. Ianello, 401 Mass. 197 (1987), also tried in 1985, the court concluded that the question whether children, as a class, are likely to fabricate allegations of sexual abuse was not a proper subject for expert testimony. | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Commonwealth v. Va Meng Joe
green
1 sentence1997Compare Commonwealth v. Ciaramitaro, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 110, 114-115 (1988); Commonwealth v. Va Meng Joe, 40 Mass. App. Ct. at 500 . | 1 | 1997–1997 |
Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party
green
1 sentence1996In Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party, 457 U.S. 1 (1982), the Supreme Court accepted as constitutionally permissible a scheme whereby vacancies in the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are filled on the recommendation of the political party of the legislator whose seat has become vacant. | 1 | 1996–1996 |
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.