10 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 2000–2025 3 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. Edwardsgreen2 sentences2024Holmes then responded that she understood her rights and proceeded to make subsequent 10 statements, including an admission that she drove from Braintree to Stoughton around midnight.3 "Although the voluntariness of a Miranda waiver and the voluntariness of a particular statement made during custodial interrogation 'are separate and distinct issues,' the 'test' for both is 'essentially the same.'" Commonwealth v. Newson, 471 Mass. 222, 229 (2015), quoting Commonwealth v. Edwards, 420 Mass. 666, 670 (1995). 2015Although the voluntariness of a Miranda waiver and the voluntariness of a particular statement made during custodial interrogation “are separate and distinct issues,” the “test” for both is “essentially the same.” Commonwealth v. Edwards, 420 Mass. 666, 670 (1995). | 5 | 6 |
Commonwealth v. LeBeaugreen1 sentence2024Although the voluntariness of a Miranda waiver and the voluntariness of a statement to police are distinct inquiries, in both cases the issue on appeal is "whether the Commonwealth has proved, by a totality of the circumstances, that [the defendant] made a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent waiver of his rights, and that his statements were otherwise voluntary." Commonwealth v. Gallett, 481 Mass. 662, 655 (2019), quoting Commonwealth v. LeBeau, 451 Mass. 244, 254-255 (2008). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Gallettgreen1 sentence2024Although the voluntariness of a Miranda waiver and the voluntariness of a statement to police are distinct inquiries, in both cases the issue on appeal is "whether the Commonwealth has proved, by a totality of the circumstances, that [the defendant] made a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent waiver of his rights, and that his statements were otherwise voluntary." Commonwealth v. Gallett, 481 Mass. 662, 655 (2019), quoting Commonwealth v. LeBeau, 451 Mass. 244, 254-255 (2008). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Newsongreen2 sentences2024Holmes then responded that she understood her rights and proceeded to make subsequent 10 statements, including an admission that she drove from Braintree to Stoughton around midnight.3 "Although the voluntariness of a Miranda waiver and the voluntariness of a particular statement made during custodial interrogation 'are separate and distinct issues,' the 'test' for both is 'essentially the same.'" Commonwealth v. Newson, 471 Mass. 222, 229 (2015), quoting Commonwealth v. Edwards, 420 Mass. 666, 670 (1995). 2024That test is whether "in light of the totality of the circumstances surrounding the making of the statement[s], the will of the defendant was overborne to the extent that the statement was not the result of a free and voluntary act." Newson, supra at 229-230 , quoting Tremblay, 460 Mass. at 207 . | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Jacksongreen1 sentence2007Commonwealth v. Jackson, 432 Mass. 82, 85-86 (2000). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Rodriguezgreen1 sentence2003The defendant asserts that his age, his education, and his discomfort at the time of the interrogation combined to render his waiver involuntary. 3 Although it is the Commonwealth’s burden to establish the voluntariness of a Miranda waiver beyond a reasonable doubt, see id., the motion judge determined that that burden had been met, and we see nothing in the totality of the circumstances surrounding the waiver, see Commonwealth v. Rodriguez, 425 Mass. 361, 366 (1997), that would justify a contrary ruling. | 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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Commonwealth v. Tremblay
green
1 sentence2024That test is whether "in light of the totality of the circumstances surrounding the making of the statement[s], the will of the defendant was overborne to the extent that the statement was not the result of a free and voluntary act." Newson, supra at 229-230 , quoting Tremblay, 460 Mass. at 207 . | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Commonwealth v. Woodbine
green
1 sentence2018Commonwealth v. Woodbine , 461 Mass. 720 , 729 (2012). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Commonwealth v. Todd
green
1 sentence2003The defendant asserts that his age, his education, and his discomfort at the time of the interrogation combined to render his waiver involuntary. 3 Although it is the Commonwealth’s burden to establish the voluntariness of a Miranda waiver beyond a reasonable doubt, see id., the motion judge determined that that burden had been met, and we see nothing in the totality of the circumstances surrounding the waiver, see Commonwealth v. Rodriguez, 425 Mass. 361, 366 (1997), that would justify a contrary ruling. | 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.