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8 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1989–2011 0 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. Ortizgreen1 sentence2009See Commonwealth v. Ortiz, 431 Mass. 134, 137-140 (2000). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Connollygreen1 sentence2009See Commonwealth v. Connolly, 454 Mass. 808, 832 (2009). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Dawsongreen1 sentence2009Relying on Commonwealth v. Dawson, 399 Mass. 465, 467 (1987), the Commonwealth asserts that “[pjroof that a substance is a particular drug need not be made by chemical analysis and may be made by circumstantial evidence,” claiming that witnesses testified that the substances were cocaine and heroin. | 1 | 1 |
Mullaney v. Wilburgreen1 sentence1989See Sandstrom v. Montana, supra at 517 ; Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684, 686 (1975); Commonwealth v. Callahan, 380 Mass. 821, 824-825 (1980). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Callahangreen1 sentence1989See Sandstrom v. Montana, supra at 517 ; Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684, 686 (1975); Commonwealth v. Callahan, 380 Mass. 821, 824-825 (1980). | 1 | 1 |
Sandstrom v. Montanagreen2 sentences1989See Sandstrom v. Montana, supra at 517 ; Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684, 686 (1975); Commonwealth v. Callahan, 380 Mass. 821, 824-825 (1980). 1989See Sandstrom, supra at 518-519 n.7; Commonwealth v. Repoza, 400 Mass. 516 , 518 n.2, 519, cert. denied, 484 U.S. 935 (1987). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
green
2 sentences2011The Court also repudiated the argument that the certificates of analysis were admissible without confrontation because they were “akin to the types of official and business records admissible at common law.” Melendez-Diaz, supra at 2538 . 2009Under the United States Supreme Corut’s recent decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S. Ct. 2527 (2009), admission of the certificates of analysis without supporting testimony was a violation of the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment. | 2 | 2009–2011 |
Crawford v. Washington
green
1 sentence2011Id. at 2532 , quoting Crawford, supra at 52 . | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Commonwealth v. Greco
green
1 sentence2011The judge explained that “we don’t typically send in . . . drugs [but] [w]e will send in the certificates of analysis.” Citing Commonwealth v. Greco, 76 Mass. App. Ct. 296 (2010), the Commonwealth argues that the circumstantial evidence introduced at trial rendered the admission of the certificate harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Commonwealth v. Zuluaga
green
1 sentence2000In Commonwealth v. Zuluaga, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 629 (1997), the Commonwealth presented evidence relating to two transactions that occurred in different places and at different times. | 1 | 2000–2000 |
Commonwealth v. Claudio
green
1 sentence1989Instructions which, through the use of a presumption, require a defendant to produce evidence in support of his innocence may tend to undermine the constitutional requirement that the Commonwealth must prove every element of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” 26 Mass. App. Ct. at 219-220 . | 1 | 1989–1989 |
Commonwealth v. Repoza
green
1 sentence1989See Sandstrom, supra at 518-519 n.7; Commonwealth v. Repoza, 400 Mass. 516 , 518 n.2, 519, cert. denied, 484 U.S. 935 (1987). | 1 | 1989–1989 |
Williams v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
green
1 sentence1989See Sandstrom, supra at 518-519 n.7; Commonwealth v. Repoza, 400 Mass. 516 , 518 n.2, 519, cert. denied, 484 U.S. 935 (1987). | 1 | 1989–1989 |
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.