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11 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 2003–2025 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
Mason v. Colemangreen2 sentences2011If the parent seeking removal from the Commonwealth, however, shares physical custody with the other parent, “[t]he advantage to the moving parent becomes merely a relevant factor in the over-all inquiry of what is in the child’s best interests.” Wakefield v. Hegarty, supra at 776 , citing Mason v. Coleman, 447 Mass. 177, 185-186 (2006). 2010“The advantage to the moving parent becomes merely a relevant factor in the over-all inquiry of what is in the child’s best interests.” Wakefield, supra at 776, citing Mason, supra at 185-186 . | 1 | 4 |
Wakefield v. Hegartygreen2 sentences2025However, "[i]f the party seeking removal shares physical custody with the other parent," then "[t]he advantage to the moving parent becomes merely a relevant factor in the over-all inquiry of what is in the [children]'s best interests." Altomare, 77 Mass. App. Ct. at 604-605 , quoting Wakefield v. Hegarty, 67 Mass. App. Ct. 772, 776 (2006). 2018Under Mason, "[t]he advantage to the moving parent becomes merely a relevant factor in the over-all inquiry of what is in the child's best interests." Wakefield, 67 Mass. App. Ct. at 776 . | 1 | 3 |
Commonwealth v. Rigginsgreen1 sentence2020See Depina, 456 Mass. at 246 ; Commonwealth v. Riggins, 366 Mass. 81, 87 (1974) (reasonable suspicion was bolstered by fact that time and location of encounter "was consistent with the time necessary to travel there from the scene of the robbery"). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Depinagreen1 sentence2020See Depina, 456 Mass. at 246 ; Commonwealth v. Riggins, 366 Mass. 81, 87 (1974) (reasonable suspicion was bolstered by fact that time and location of encounter "was consistent with the time necessary to travel there from the scene of the robbery"). | 1 | 1 |
Commissioners of the Bristol County Mosquito Control District v. State Reclamation & Mosquito Control Boardgreen1 sentence2017See Commissioners of the Bristol County Mosquito Control Dist. v. State Reclamation & Mosquito Control Bd., 466 Mass. 523, 528-529 (2013), and cases cited (court should interpret section of particular chapter not in isolation, but rather “in relation to the over-all framework” of chapter). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Montezgreen1 sentence2015Compare Montez, 450 Mass. at 758 . | 1 | 1 |
Marino S. v. Angel Guardian Children & Family Services, Inc.green1 sentence2008See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Lynch, 439 Mass. 532, 543-544 , cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1059 (2003) (erroneous instruction, read in context of otherwise correct charge, would not have been misunderstood by jurors); Commonwealth v. Niemic, supra at 721-722 (same); Commonwealth v. Torres, 420 Mass. at 490-491 (same). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Niemicgreen1 sentence2008See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Lynch, 439 Mass. 532, 543-544 , cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1059 (2003) (erroneous instruction, read in context of otherwise correct charge, would not have been misunderstood by jurors); Commonwealth v. Niemic, supra at 721-722 (same); Commonwealth v. Torres, 420 Mass. at 490-491 (same). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Torresgreen1 sentence2008See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Lynch, 439 Mass. 532, 543-544 , cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1059 (2003) (erroneous instruction, read in context of otherwise correct charge, would not have been misunderstood by jurors); Commonwealth v. Niemic, supra at 721-722 (same); Commonwealth v. Torres, 420 Mass. at 490-491 (same). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Lynchgreen1 sentence2008See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Lynch, 439 Mass. 532, 543-544 , cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1059 (2003) (erroneous instruction, read in context of otherwise correct charge, would not have been misunderstood by jurors); Commonwealth v. Niemic, supra at 721-722 (same); Commonwealth v. Torres, 420 Mass. at 490-491 (same). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Cartergreen1 sentence2003To challenge the search and seizure of items from the third-floor apartment at 280 Acushnet Avenue, the defendant had the threshold burden of establishing that the government intruded in a place in which he had a reasonable expectation of privacy. 4 See Commonwealth v. D’Onofrio, 396 Mass. 711, 714-715 (1986); Commonwealth v. Carter, 424 Mass. 409, 411 (1997). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. D'ONOFRIOgreen1 sentence2003To challenge the search and seizure of items from the third-floor apartment at 280 Acushnet Avenue, the defendant had the threshold burden of establishing that the government intruded in a place in which he had a reasonable expectation of privacy. 4 See Commonwealth v. D’Onofrio, 396 Mass. 711, 714-715 (1986); Commonwealth v. Carter, 424 Mass. 409, 411 (1997). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Altomare v. Altomare
green
1 sentence2025However, "[i]f the party seeking removal shares physical custody with the other parent," then "[t]he advantage to the moving parent becomes merely a relevant factor in the over-all inquiry of what is in the [children]'s best interests." Altomare, 77 Mass. App. Ct. at 604-605 , quoting Wakefield v. Hegarty, 67 Mass. App. Ct. 772, 776 (2006). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
United States v. Rowland Chester Thomas
green
1 sentence2006In addition, the statement was not “corroborated by circumstances clearly indicating its trustworthiness.” Id. (e) Over-all defense. | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Commonwealth v. Peloquin
green
1 sentence2003Upon his arrest a police officer said, “You’re a hard person to find; you’re always in New York.” Viewed as part of an over-all defense strategy, the determination not to risk undermining the defense of disavowing any connection to the apartment by filing a motion to suppress was not “manifestly unreasonable.” See Commonwealth v. Rondeau, 378 Mass. at 412-413 . “[A]n ineffective assistance of counsel challenge made on the trial record alone is the weakest form of such a challenge because it is bereft of any explanation by trial counsel for his actions and suggestive of strategy contrived by a | 1 | 2003–2003 |
Commonwealth v. Rondeau
green
1 sentence2003Upon his arrest a police officer said, “You’re a hard person to find; you’re always in New York.” Viewed as part of an over-all defense strategy, the determination not to risk undermining the defense of disavowing any connection to the apartment by filing a motion to suppress was not “manifestly unreasonable.” See Commonwealth v. Rondeau, 378 Mass. at 412-413 . “[A]n ineffective assistance of counsel challenge made on the trial record alone is the weakest form of such a challenge because it is bereft of any explanation by trial counsel for his actions and suggestive of strategy contrived by a | 1 | 2003–2003 |
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.