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10 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1981–2024 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 |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Delaneygreen2 sentences2014Commonwealth v. Delaney, 425 Mass. 587, 581 (1997). 1998L. c. 209A, § 4. 2 Delaney, supra at 591 . | 1 | 2 |
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermillgreen1 sentence2024"The Due Process Clause requires provision of a hearing 'at a meaningful time.'" Care & Protection of Martha, 407 Mass. 319, 330 (1990), quoting Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532, 547 (1985). | 1 | 1 |
Care & Protection of Marthagreen1 sentence2024"The Due Process Clause requires provision of a hearing 'at a meaningful time.'" Care & Protection of Martha, 407 Mass. 319, 330 (1990), quoting Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532, 547 (1985). | 1 | 1 |
Robinson v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2016We previously have held that a defendant’s absence at a motion hearing does not automatically constitute a waiver of the defendant’s right to the suppression hearing itself, Robinson v. Commonwealth, 445 Mass. 280, 290 (2005). | 1 | 1 |
Care & Protection of Quinngreen1 sentence2013While the criminal trial was scheduled to commence only twenty-two days after the scheduled hearing date, “[g]iven the unhappy vagaries which sometimes accompany the criminal process, the [board] could by no means be certain that the [plaintiff’s] criminal case would conclude within a reasonable period of time.” Care & Protection of Quinn, supra at 122. | 1 | 1 |
Rival's Casegreen1 sentence2012But we are also cognizant that “[h]owever commendable it might be to reward persistence. . . , the judgment whether to allow counsel fees is a legislative one.” Rival’s Case, 383 Mass. 172, 176 (1981) (addressing failure of act in effect at that time to provide for employee’s attorney’s fees where employee, not insurer, appeals to court and prevails). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Raposagreen1 sentence1986See Commonwealth v. Raposa, 386 Mass. 666 , 669 n.8 (1982). | 1 | 1 |
Charles E. Burt, Inc. v. Seven Grand Corp.green1 sentence1983Burt, Inc. v. Seven Grand Corp., 340 Mass. 124, 126 (1959). | 1 | 1 |
Cotter v. Nathan & Hurst Co.green1 sentence1981Compare Cotter v. Nathan & Hurst Co., 218 Mass. 315, 316 (1914). | 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. Muckle
green
1 sentence2005If a defendant does not appear at a scheduled hearing on a motion to suppress, the judge should conduct a hearing to determine whether the defendant’s absence is voluntary, making a reasonable inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the defendant’s failure to appear. 6 Commonwealth v. Muckle, supra at 639-640 . | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Commonwealth v. McVicker
green
1 sentence2005Id. at 714 . | 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.