11 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1999–2025 4 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 |
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Commonwealth v. Bukingreen2 sentences2025The question is whether the defendant "more likely than not violated the conditions of his probation," Commonwealth v. Kelsey, 464 Mass. 315, 324 (2013), and it is "the exclusive province of the hearing judge to assess the weight of the evidence." Bukin, supra at 521 . 2025Cf. Commonwealth v. 9 Bukin, 467 Mass. 516, 521 (2014) ("It is the exclusive province of the hearing judge to assess the weight of the evidence"). 3. | 2 | 6 |
Commonwealth v. Kelseygreen2 sentences2025The question is whether the defendant "more likely than not violated the conditions of his probation," Commonwealth v. Kelsey, 464 Mass. 315, 324 (2013), and it is "the exclusive province of the hearing judge to assess the weight of the evidence." Bukin, supra at 521 . 2018The question is whether the defendant "more likely than not violated the conditions of his probation," Commonwealth v. Kelsey , 464 Mass. 315 , 324 (2013), and it is "the exclusive province of the hearing judge to assess the weight of the evidence." Bukin , supra at 521 . | 1 | 2 |
Doe, SORB No. 523391 v. Sex Offender Registry Boardgreen1 sentence2024See Doe, No. 523391, 95 Mass. App. Ct. at 88 ("It is within the province of the hearing officer to assess the reliability of such evidence and to draw all reasonable inferences"). | 1 | 1 |
Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Boardgreen1 sentence2019See *89 Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 10800 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd ., 459 Mass. 603 , 638, 947 N.E.2d 9 (2011) ( Doe No. 10800 ). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Janovichgreen1 sentence2014Commonwealth v. Janovich, 55 Mass. App. Ct. 42, 50 (2002). | 1 | 1 |
In the Matter of Saabgreen1 sentence1999The appeal panel erred, he claims, because these violations require a determination of intent, a matter within the province of the hearing committee as the “sole judge of the credibility of the testimony presented at the hearing.” Matter of Saab, 406 Mass. 315, 328 (1989). | 1 | 1 |
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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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Johnston v. Johnston
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1 sentence2019Johnston v. Johnston , 38 Mass. App. Ct. 531 , 536 (1995). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
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.