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6 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1965–2014 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 |
|---|---|---|
Vinnie v. Massachusettsgreen1 sentence2001See Commonwealth v. Vinnie, 428 Mass. 161, 167 , cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1007 (1998); Commonwealth v. LePore, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 543, 550 (1996). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Vinniegreen1 sentence2001See Commonwealth v. Vinnie, 428 Mass. 161, 167 , cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1007 (1998); Commonwealth v. LePore, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 543, 550 (1996). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. LePoregreen1 sentence2001See Commonwealth v. Vinnie, 428 Mass. 161, 167 , cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1007 (1998); Commonwealth v. LePore, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 543, 550 (1996). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Thayergreen1 sentence1997Compare Commonwealth v. Thayer, 418 Mass. 130, 134 (1994) (defendant cannot claim to be prejudiced by a lesser included instruction since he relied on defense that no abuse occurred). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Lauriagreen1 sentence1996See Commonwealth v. Lauria, 411 Mass. at 68 . 6 Contrast Commonwealth v. Campbell, 401 Mass, at 704 (defendant agreed to continuances because of the prosecutor’s promise that if she did so he would agree not to oppose a plea on a lesser charge; under those circumstances she did not “acquiesce” to a delayed trial that she was led reasonably to believe would not occur). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Williamsgreen1 sentence1982Cf. Commonwealth v. Williams, 379 Mass. 600, 605 (1980). | 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. Sigman
green
1 sentence2014“Having benefited from the delay, the defendant cannot now claim that the delays are chargeable to the Commonwealth.” Commonwealth v. Sigman, supra at 578-579 . | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Adams v. Herbert
green
1 sentence1965Spencer v. Robert Lawrence, Inc., 347 Mass. 765 ; Adams v. Herbert, 345 Mass. 588 . | 1 | 1965–1965 |
Spencer v. Robert Lawrence, Inc.
neutral
1 sentence1965Spencer v. Robert Lawrence, Inc., 347 Mass. 765 ; Adams v. Herbert, 345 Mass. 588 . | 1 | 1965–1965 |
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.