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5 Massachusetts opinions name it 1 courts 1992–2025 2 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. McHoulgreen2 sentences2005To address this issue, it is useful to illuminate the difference between the criminal responsibility test we adopted in Commonwealth v. McHoul, 352 Mass. 544, 548-555 (1967), and the mental impairment doctrine set forth in Commonwealth v. Gould, 380 Mass. 672, 680-683 (1980). 1992First, Hanover argues that the trial judge erred in failing to apply the criminal responsibility test of Commonwealth v. McHoul, 352 Mass. 544, 546-547 (1967), to the question of capacity to formulate intent under the intentional “act” exclusion. | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Rezacgreen1 sentence2025See generally Commonwealth v. Rezac, 494 Mass. 368 , 371 (2024) (criminal responsibility defense); Commonwealth v. Rogers, 494 Mass. 629 , 639-640 (2024) (mental impairment defense). | 1 | 1 |
Department of Youth Services v. a Juvenilegreen1 sentence2025While acknowledging the general prohibition against the introduction of such evidence, see Department of Youth Servs. v. A Juvenile, 398 Mass. 516, 532 (1986), he argues that the statements were admissible under two evidentiary hearsay exceptions, see Mass. G. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Markvartgreen1 sentence2025Commonwealth v. Markvart, 437 Mass. 331, 337 (2002). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Gouldgreen1 sentence2005To address this issue, it is useful to illuminate the difference between the criminal responsibility test we adopted in Commonwealth v. McHoul, 352 Mass. 544, 548-555 (1967), and the mental impairment doctrine set forth in Commonwealth v. Gould, 380 Mass. 672, 680-683 (1980). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Richardsongreen1 sentence2003Commonwealth v. Richardson, 429 Mass. 182, 185 (1999). | 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. Daniel Rogers
green
1 sentence2025See generally Commonwealth v. Rezac, 494 Mass. 368 , 371 (2024) (criminal responsibility defense); Commonwealth v. Rogers, 494 Mass. 629 , 639-640 (2024) (mental impairment defense). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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.