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11 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 2012–2026 7 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. Durlinggreen2 sentences2025Commonwealth v. Durling, 407 Mass. 108, 117 (1990). 2025Commonwealth v. Durling, 407 Mass. 108, 117 (1990). | 6 | 7 |
Commonwealth v. Pattongreen2 sentences2023Commonwealth v. Patton, 458 Mass. 119, 133 (2010). 2012See Commonwealth v. Patton, supra. Given that the revocation of probation “deprives an individual, not of the absolute liberty to which every citizen is entitled, but only of the conditional liberty properly dependent on observance of special [conditions],” id., quoting Gagnon v. Scarpelli, supra at 781 , “a probationer need not be provided with the full panoply of constitutional protections applicable at a criminal trial.” Commonwealth v. Durling, 407 Mass. 108, 112 (1990), citing Gagnon v. Scarpelli, supra at 782 . | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Bukingreen1 sentence2026Commonwealth v. Bukin, 467 Mass. 516, 520 (2014). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Baingreen1 sentence2019See Commonwealth v. Bain , 93 Mass. App. Ct. 724 , 725 n.2 (2018). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Vargasgreen1 sentence2017However, citing Commonwealth v. Vargas, 475 Mass. 86, 93 (2016), the Commonwealth now contends "that error is immaterial" because the finding of a probation violation and resulting commitment to DYS were adequately supported by the agreed-upon firearm violation. | 1 | 1 |
Gagnon v. Scarpellired2 sentences2012See Commonwealth v. Patton, supra. Given that the revocation of probation “deprives an individual, not of the absolute liberty to which every citizen is entitled, but only of the conditional liberty properly dependent on observance of special [conditions],” id., quoting Gagnon v. Scarpelli, supra at 781 , “a probationer need not be provided with the full panoply of constitutional protections applicable at a criminal trial.” Commonwealth v. Durling, 407 Mass. 108, 112 (1990), citing Gagnon v. Scarpelli, supra at 782 . 2012See Commonwealth v. Patton, supra. Given that the revocation of probation “deprives an individual, not of the absolute liberty to which every citizen is entitled, but only of the conditional liberty properly dependent on observance of special [conditions],” id., quoting Gagnon v. Scarpelli, supra at 781 , “a probationer need not be provided with the full panoply of constitutional protections applicable at a criminal trial.” Commonwealth v. Durling, 407 Mass. 108, 112 (1990), citing Gagnon v. Scarpelli, supra at 782 . | 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. Milot
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1 sentence2023Also, as noted at the outset, whether the hearsay report of the drug offenses was substantially reliable is moot, under Milot, 462 Mass. at 201–202; the finding of a probation violation based on the possession charge was proper. | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Commonwealth v. Pena
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1 sentence2018Although a probation revocation hearing is not a "new criminal prosecution" because the Commonwealth has already proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt for the underlying offense, such a hearing still "implicates due process rights because a finding of a probation violation may result in a loss of liberty." Commonwealth v. Pena , 462 Mass. 183 , 190 (2012). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
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.