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6 Massachusetts opinions name it 1 courts 2001–2023 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Rodriguezgreen2 sentences2023However, "[w]e will not assume that the defendant's plea was involuntary and unknowing and say as a matter of law that justice was not done simply because the record reflects noncompliance with rule 12." Id. at 580 . 2019See also id. at 63 , quoting Rodriguez, 52 Mass. App. Ct. at 580 ("We will not assume that the defendant's plea was involuntary and unknowing and say as a matter of law that justice was not done simply because the record reflects noncompliance with rule 12"). 5 Thus, in Rodriguez, 52 Mass. App. Ct. at 581 , for example, on which the dissent principally relies, we did, as the dissent 13 sure, Rule 30 (b), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001), of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure authorizes judges to allow motions for a new trial only if "it appears that justice may not have been do | 2 | 5 |
Commonwealth v. Hiskingreen1 sentence2019See also id. at 63 , quoting Rodriguez, 52 Mass. App. Ct. at 580 ("We will not assume that the defendant's plea was involuntary and unknowing and say as a matter of law that justice was not done simply because the record reflects noncompliance with rule 12"). 5 Thus, in Rodriguez, 52 Mass. App. Ct. at 581 , for example, on which the dissent principally relies, we did, as the dissent 13 sure, Rule 30 (b), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001), of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure authorizes judges to allow motions for a new trial only if "it appears that justice may not have been do | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Murphygreen1 sentence2019See also id. at 63 , quoting Rodriguez, 52 Mass. App. Ct. at 580 ("We will not assume that the defendant's plea was involuntary and unknowing and say as a matter of law that justice was not done simply because the record reflects noncompliance with rule 12"). 5 Thus, in Rodriguez, 52 Mass. App. Ct. at 581 , for example, on which the dissent principally relies, we did, as the dissent 13 sure, Rule 30 (b), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001), of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure authorizes judges to allow motions for a new trial only if "it appears that justice may not have been do | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Clericogreen1 sentence2008See Commonwealth v. Clerico, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 407,413 (1993), quoting from Commonwealth v. Johnson, supra (“where the judge deviates from the technical mandate of rule 12(c), ‘[t]he real issue ... is whether a waiver was knowingly and voluntarily made’ ”). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Johnsongreen1 sentence2008See Commonwealth v. Clerico, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 407,413 (1993), quoting from Commonwealth v. Johnson, supra (“where the judge deviates from the technical mandate of rule 12(c), ‘[t]he real issue ... is whether a waiver was knowingly and voluntarily made’ ”). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Nolangreen1 sentence2001Commonwealth v. Nolan, 16 Mass. App. Ct. 994, 995 (1983). “[Wjhile compliance with the procedures set out in rule 12(c) is mandatory, adherence to or departure from them is but one factor to be considered in resolving” whether a plea was knowingly and voluntarily made. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||