12 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1996–2025 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
Noe, SORB No. 5340 v. Sex Offender Registry Boardgreen2 sentences2025As the board's regulations state, an offender's classification "is not based on a cumulative analysis of the applicable factors, but rather a qualitative analysis of the individual sex offender's history and personal circumstances." Noe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 5340 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 480 Mass. 195, 197 (2018), quoting preamble to 803 Code Mass. Regs. § 1.33 (2016). 2025As the board's regulations state, an offender's classification "is not based on a cumulative analysis of the applicable factors, but rather a qualitative analysis of the individual sex offender's history and personal circumstances." Noe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 5340 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 480 Mass. 195, 197 (2018), quoting 803 Code Mass. Regs. § 1.33. | 3 | 3 |
Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Boardgreen2 sentences2025The classification must reflect "a sound exercise of informed discretion rather than the mechanical application of a checklist or some other reflex." Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 136652 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 81 Mass. App. Ct. 639, 651 (2012). 2025The classification must reflect "a sound exercise of informed discretion rather than the mechanical application of a checklist or some other reflex." Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 136652 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 81 Mass. App. Ct. 639, 651 (2012). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Fullergreen2 sentences2019See Commonwealth v. Fuller , 421 Mass. 400 , 410-414, 657 N.E.2d 1251 (1995). 2019See Commonwealth v. Fuller , 421 Mass. 400 , 410-414, 657 N.E.2d 1251 (1995). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Kosilekgreen2 sentences2018"The cumulative error was no more prejudicial than the individual errors, which had minimal impact." Commonwealth v. Kosilek , 423 Mass. 449 , 457 (1996). 2000Commonwealth v. Kosilek, 423 Mass. 449, 457 (1996). 4. | 1 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Gouldgreen1 sentence2004See Commonwealth v. Gould, 413 Mass. 707, 715 (1992) (“When the evidence permits a finding of a lesser included offense, a judge must, upon request, instruct the jury on the possibility of conviction of the lesser crime”). e. Cumulative error. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Andersongreen1 sentence1996See Commonwealth v. Anderson, 396 Mass. 306, 316 (1985). e. Cumulative error and ineffective assistance of counsel. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Garciagreen1 sentence1996See Commonwealth v. Fuller, 421 Mass. 400, 410-413 (1995); Commonwealth v. Garcia, 379 Mass. 422, 441-442 (1980). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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L.L., a juvenile v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence2025"An abuse of discretion occurs where the hearing examiner makes 'a clear error of judgment in weighing the [relevant] factors . . . such that the [outcome] falls outside the range of reasonable alternatives.'" Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 356315 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 99 Mass. App. Ct. 292 , 299 (2021), quoting L.L. v. Commonwealth, 470 Mass. 169 , 185 n.27 (2014). 2. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Commonwealth v. Saferian
green
1 sentence2024We discern nothing in counsel's performance that fell "measurably below that which might be expected from an ordinary fallible lawyer," Saferian, 366 Mass. at 96 , nor does the defendant demonstrate any prejudice from perceived errors, whether viewed individually or collectively. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Commonwealth v. DeMarco
green
1 sentence2007Commonwealth v. DeMarco, supra. (g) Cumulative error. | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Commonwealth v. Gaynor
green
2 sentences2005To the contrary, we noted that the “determination of the reliability of the testing process entails a fact-based inquiry, including questions of credibility.” Id. at 264 . 2005Likewise, because each full hand print is apparently unique, it would follow that, under this theory, an examiner could subject impressions from two different hands (that did not contain enough similarities on their own to declare a match) to this cumulative analysis without requiring a separate Daubert inquiry. 15 In Commonwealth v. Gaynor, supra, we did not hold that judges should abdicate their role in reviewing various applications of generally accepted methodologies on which experts base their opinions. | 1 | 2005–2005 |
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.