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5 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1995–2026 3 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. Wilsongreen1 sentence2026It was proper for the officers to testify "that [they] arrived at the area as a result of a radio dispatch." Commonwealth v. Wilson, 441 Mass. 390, 400 (2004). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Greinedergreen1 sentence2025See Commonwealth v. Greineder, 464 Mass. 580, 592 , cert. denied, 571 U.S. 865 (2013). | 1 | 1 |
Greineder v. Massachusettsgreen1 sentence2025See Commonwealth v. Greineder, 464 Mass. 580, 592 , cert. denied, 571 U.S. 865 (2013). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. O'Laughlingreen1 sentence2023Where the parties differ is whether the erroneous testimony was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. "[T]estimonial evidence of a defendant's refusal to comply with a police request may not be admitted against him." Commonwealth v. O'Laughlin, 446 Mass. 188, 205 (2006). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Barbosagreen1 sentence2010See Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S. Ct. 2527 (2009); Commonwealth v. Barbosa, 457 Mass. 773, 786 (2010). | 1 | 1 |
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusettsgreen1 sentence2010See Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S. Ct. 2527 (2009); Commonwealth v. Barbosa, 457 Mass. 773, 786 (2010). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Hamiltongreen1 sentence1995If the testimony is considered to be unobjected to, there has not been shown either a “substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of justice,” Commonwealth v. Hamilton, 411 Mass. 313, 323 (1991), or that the defendant was deprived of an otherwise available substantial ground of defense by his trial counsel’s failure. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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.