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Rogers test in Massachusetts

6 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1968–2023 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.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Healthgreen
mass · 1983 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 2007–2007
1 sentence

2007L. c. 123, § 15 (b), at Bridgewater prior to the hearing. 29 He also asserts that his hearing was inadequate because the judge refused to order the production of Brown’s Bridgewater medical records and the tape recording of the District Court hearing held pursuant to Rogers v. Commissioner of the Dep’t of Mental Health, 390 Mass. 489, 494-499 (1983) (Rogers hearing), see note 7, supra, for use at the competency hearing.

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Travenol Laboratories, Inc. v. Zotal, Ltd.green
mass · 1985 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 2004–2004
1 sentence

2004DISCUSSION “(A) motion to stay proceedings is ordinarily a matter addressed to the sound discretion of the trial judge.” Travenol Lab., Inc. v. Zotal, Ltd., 394 Mass. 95, 97 (1985).

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Commonwealth v. McHoulgreen
mass · 1967 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1968–1968
2 sentences

1968Proposed Official Draft £19623 p. 66, § 4.01) along with the words of the classic Rogers test (Commonwealth v. Rogers, 7 Met. 500 , 501-502), as to make manifest to the jury, what we later held in Commonwealth v. McHoul, 352 Mass. 544, 551-553, 555 , that the Code test is “an evolutionary restatement of our rule rather than a substantively new rule.” The judge instructed that the defendant, to be held responsible ■under the stated cognitive test (knowing right from wrong) “must have substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his act,” and to be held responsible under the stated tes

1968Proposed Official Draft £19623 p. 66, § 4.01) along with the words of the classic Rogers test (Commonwealth v. Rogers, 7 Met. 500 , 501-502), as to make manifest to the jury, what we later held in Commonwealth v. McHoul, 352 Mass. 544, 551-553, 555 , that the Code test is “an evolutionary restatement of our rule rather than a substantively new rule.” The judge instructed that the defendant, to be held responsible ■under the stated cognitive test (knowing right from wrong) “must have substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his act,” and to be held responsible under the stated tes

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
Jones v. Boykan green
mass · 2013
1 sentence

2023P. 55 (a), did not relieve the judge of this obligation, which is designed "to protect the integrity of the litigation process and to advance the goal of fair treatment to all parties." Jones, supra. Rogers's claim is neither "frivolous" nor an "end run" and merits a remand for a fair determination of damages.

12023–2023
Dahms v. Cognex Corp. green
masssuperct · 2000
1 sentence

2001This court (Garsh, J.) granted Rogers’s motion for summary judgment as to Counts II and VI on November 20, 2000 [ 12 Mass. L.

12001–2001
Commonwealth v. Cox green
mass · 1951
2 sentences

1968But on this record there is shown the possibility, if not the probability, that had our construction of the Rogers rule been already declared, as it later was in the McHoul opinion, there would have been, as in the Cox case, “unanimous medical opinion” ( 327 Mass. at 615 ) that the defendant was not criminally responsible. 2 This we deem in justice to require a new trial.

1968But on this record there is shown the possibility, if not the probability, that had our construction of the Rogers rule been already declared, as it later was in the McHoul opinion, there would have been, as in the Cox case, “unanimous medical opinion” ( 327 Mass. at 615 ) that the defendant was not criminally responsible. 2 This we deem in justice to require a new trial.

11968–1968

Where else courts name it

NY 34 (1873–2024) GA 23 (1985–2023) TX 19 (1984–2025) CA 13 (1963–2026) PA 13 (1859–2023) FL 12 (1973–2025) MS 9 (1992–2024) IL 8 (1989–2024) OK 7 (1997–2024) IN 7 (1991–2025) MA 6 (1968–2023) OH 6 (1995–2018) SC 6 (1999–2017) MD 5 (1975–2019) NC 5 (2020–2020) OR 5 (1986–2005) MO 4 (1997–2016) MI 4 (1983–2014) WA 4 (1990–2012) MT 4 (1990–2007) WI 4 (1996–2023) SD 4 (1989–2025) NV 3 (2003–2015) LA 2 (1982–2008) DE 2 (2018–2019) MN 2 (1976–1986) KS 2 (1984–2026) AR 2 (2017–2018) AL 2 (1998–2001) AZ 2 (2020–2022) DC 2 (2009–2011) UT 2 (2020–2023)

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