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7 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1977–2020 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 |
|---|---|---|
Hoffman v. Howmedica, Inc.green2 sentences1986Also, where the language of the statute is plain and unambiguous, as here, legislative history is not ordinarily a proper source of construction.” (Citation omitted.) Hoffman v. Howmedica, Inc., 373 Mass. 32, 37 (1977). 1984“The difficulty with this argument is that it overlooks a salient principle of statutory construction, namely, that the statutory language itself is the principal source of insight into the legislative purpose.” Hoffman v. Howmedica, Inc., 373 Mass. 32, 37 (1977). “[Statutory language, when clear and unambiguous, must be given its ordinary meaning.” Bronstein v. Prudential Ins. | 3 | 3 |
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsorgreen1 sentence2008Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591, 623 (1977). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Sheagreen1 sentence2003Cf. Commonwealth v. Shea, 46 Mass. App. Ct. 196, 200 (1999) (emphasizing need for discretion in sentencing of juveniles). | 1 | 1 |
Bronstein v. Prudential Insurance Co. of Americagreen1 sentence1984Co., 390 Mass. 701, 704 (1984). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Govered1 sentence1977Commonwealth v. Gove, 366 Mass. 351, 354 (1974). | 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. Lucret
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2 sentences2020L. c. 119, § 58 (b), plainly authorizes the sentencing judge to order that, in the event of a probation 7 violation, a youthful offender's DYS commitment and adult sentence be served either concurrently or consecutively as the situation may warrant, subject, of course, to the overarching requirement that the aggregate combination sentence not exceed the maximum adult sentence provided by law." Lucret, 58 Mass. App. Ct. at 629-630 .5 The decision whether to impose the adult sentence concurrently or consecutively was one which was for the sentencing "judge to determine, upon consideration of all 2020L. c. 119, § 58 (b), plainly authorizes the sentencing judge to order that, in the event of a probation 7 violation, a youthful offender's DYS commitment and adult sentence be served either concurrently or consecutively as the situation may warrant, subject, of course, to the overarching requirement that the aggregate combination sentence not exceed the maximum adult sentence provided by law." Lucret, 58 Mass. App. Ct. at 629-630 .5 The decision whether to impose the adult sentence concurrently or consecutively was one which was for the sentencing "judge to determine, upon consideration of all | 1 | 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.