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6 Massachusetts opinions name it 2 courts 1973–2010 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. Rodriguezgreen2 sentences2010See id. at 243 . 2010See Rodriguez, 75 Mass. App. Ct. at 243 (defense theory premised on substance to be that stated in certificates supports finding of harmless error); Commonwealth v. Greco, ante 296, 299-300 (2010) (defendant’s failure to contest nature of substance noted but not given much weight because, at time of trial, admission of certificates without opportunity to cross-examine analyst did not violate defendant’s constitutional rights). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Verdered1 sentence2010However, we do not give this factor much weight because, at the time of trial, Massachusetts law, specifically Commonwealth v. Verde, 444 Mass. 279, 283 (2005), provided that admission of the certificates without an opportunity *300 to cross-examine the examiner did not violate a defendant’s constitutional rights. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Diazred1 sentence2009Beyond objecting to the certificates, the premise of the defense was not so much the nature of the substance that the defendant tried to swallow, but whether the defendant possessed it for personal use, possibly during what counsel referred to as a “cocaine binge.” See Commonwealth v. Diaz, 453 Mass. 266, 274 (2009). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Harrington v. California
green
1 sentence1983While such statements are not necessary to a finding of harmless error, see Harrington v. California, 395 U.S. 250 (1969), the prejudice to the defendants here is too great to permit us to find the error harmless. | 1 | 1983–1983 |
Commonwealth v. Garcia
green
2 sentences1980As the court stated in Garcia, supra at 441 , “The reasonable doubt standard is most crucial in cases where central facts (such as identity, or the occurrence of an event) are at issue, and credibility plays a key role.” The court, in Garcia , supported its finding of harmless error on the ground that the evidence of guilt was “overwhelming.” Id. at 442 . 1980As the court stated in Garcia, supra at 441 , “The reasonable doubt standard is most crucial in cases where central facts (such as identity, or the occurrence of an event) are at issue, and credibility plays a key role.” The court, in Garcia , supported its finding of harmless error on the ground that the evidence of guilt was “overwhelming.” Id. at 442 . | 1 | 1980–1980 |
Gilday v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence1973Gilday v. Commonwealth, 355 Mass. 799 (1969). | 1 | 1973–1973 |
Loper v. Beto
green
1 sentence1973This would seem to be the holding in Loper v. Beto, 405 U. S. 473 (1972), and yet in such situations there is a possibility for a finding of harmless error. | 1 | 1973–1973 |
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.