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carefully limited exception in Massachusetts

8 Massachusetts opinions name it 1 courts 1969–2026 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.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Foucha v. Louisianagreen
scotus · 1992 · cited in 4 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1993–2019
2 sentences

2019The judge's exercise of discretion is also constrained by the due process guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and arts. 1, 10, and 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, which establish the fundamental principle **757 that "in our society liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception." Brangan , 477 Mass. at 704 , 80 N.E.3d 949 , quoting Foucha v. Louisiana , 504 U.S. 71 , 83, 112 S.Ct. 1780 , 118 L.Ed.2d 437 (1992).

2019The judge's exercise of discretion is also constrained by the due process guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and arts. 1, 10, and 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, which establish the fundamental principle **757 that "in our society liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception." Brangan , 477 Mass. at 704 , 80 N.E.3d 949 , quoting Foucha v. Louisiana , 504 U.S. 71 , 83, 112 S.Ct. 1780 , 118 L.Ed.2d 437 (1992).

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Aime v. Commonwealthgreen
mass · 1993 · cited in 3 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 2004–2026
2 sentences

2017In sum, “in our society liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception.” Aime, 414 Mass. at 677 , quoting Foucha v. Louisiana, 504 U.S. 71, 83 (1992).

2004See, e.g., Aime v. Commonwealth, 414 Mass. 667, 677 (1993), quoting Foucha v. Louisiana, 504 U.S. 71, 83 (1992) (“Federal constitutional jurisprudence firmly establishes the rule that ‘in our society liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception’ ”).

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Brangan v. Commonwealthgreen
mass · 2017 · cited in 2 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
2 sentences

2019The judge's exercise of discretion is also constrained by the due process guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and arts. 1, 10, and 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, which establish the fundamental principle **757 that "in our society liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception." Brangan , 477 Mass. at 704 , 80 N.E.3d 949 , quoting Foucha v. Louisiana , 504 U.S. 71 , 83, 112 S.Ct. 1780 , 118 L.Ed.2d 437 (1992).

2019The judge's exercise of discretion is also constrained by the due process guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and arts. 1, 10, and 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, which establish the fundamental principle **757 that "in our society liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception." Brangan , 477 Mass. at 704 , 80 N.E.3d 949 , quoting Foucha v. Louisiana , 504 U.S. 71 , 83, 112 S.Ct. 1780 , 118 L.Ed.2d 437 (1992).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
Continental Construction Co. v. City of Lawrence green
mass · 1937
2 sentences

1969Co. v. Lawrence, 297 Mass. 513, 515 .

1969Co. v. Lawrence, 297 Mass. 513, 515 .

21969–1969
Mendonza v. Commonwealth green
mass · 1996
1 sentence

2017Although the Federal Constitution and the Massachusetts *705 Declaration of Rights do not prohibit pretrial detention, they permit it only “in carefully circumscribed circumstances and subject to quite demanding procedures.” Mendonza, 423 Mass. at 790 .

12017–2017
United States v. Salerno green
scotus · 1987
1 sentence

1993Thus, Federal constitutional jurisprudence firmly establishes the rule that “in our society liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception.” Foucha v. Louisiana, supra, quoting United States v. Salerno, supra at 755 .

11993–1993

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, § 3 (5) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 58 (5) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 57 (4) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 58A (4) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 18 (3) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, § 32 (3) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, § 1 (3) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, § 15 (3)

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.

Where else courts name it

VT 15 (1989–2022) CA 10 (2018–2026) DC 8 (1992–2021) MA 8 (1969–2026) IL 7 (2003–2024) NM 7 (1996–2023) NJ 7 (2017–2021) AZ 5 (2004–2018) NY 5 (1990–2016) IN 3 (2013–2015) TX 2 (2022–2023) GA 2 (2018–2018) NV 2 (2020–2020)

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.

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