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Massachusetts issues

The doctrines Massachusetts courts name when they cite: mined from the sentence each citation lives in, keyed on the citing court, counted by distinct opinions. Entry by issue, not by case: pick one to see the cases on each side.

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#IssueMost-cited case OpinionsCourtsYearsLast 5y
1 Miranda warning Miranda v. Arizona 6524 1968–2026 51
2 due process clause Pinnick v. Cleary 6356 1916–2026 50
3 hearsay rule Bouchie v. Murray 4685 1936–2026 32
4 affirmative defense Commonwealth v. Cabral 3185 1910–2026 48
5 fundamental principle Commonwealth v. McDuffee 2874 1855–2026 18
6 exclusionary rule United States v. Calandra 2844 1958–2026 28
7 probable cause hearing Myers v. Commonwealth 2723 1967–2026 14
8 abuse of discretion standard L.L., a juvenile v. Commonwealth 2684 1974–2026 67
9 warrant requirement Commonwealth v. Forde 2673 1972–2026 32
10 confrontation clause Crawford v. Washington 2393 1972–2026 27
11 equal protection clause Commonwealth v. Soares 2314 1927–2026 13
12 double jeopardy clause Benton v. Maryland 2253 1970–2026 18
13 Massachusetts rule Commonwealth v. Saferian 1835 1877–2026 9
14 reasonable doubt standard Chapman v. California 1623 1972–2026 11
15 miscarriage of justice standard Commonwealth v. Freeman 1583 1984–2026 22
16 ineffective assistance of counsel claim Commonwealth v. Saferian 1473 1988–2026 45
17 attorney-client privilege In the Matter of a John Doe Grand Jury Investigation 1384 1973–2025 6
18 Fifth Amendment privilege Commonwealth v. Martin 1364 1969–2026 9
19 judge made a clear error L.L., a juvenile v. Commonwealth 1333 2015–2026 107
20 Aguilar-Spinelli test Commonwealth v. Upton 1233 1985–2026 23
21 ineffective assistance claim Commonwealth v. Zinser 1213 1981–2026 47
22 Latimore standard Commonwealth v. Latimore 1202 1980–2026 44
23 Saferian test Commonwealth v. Saferian 1113 1983–2026 37
24 qualified immunity Harlow v. Fitzgerald 1044 1952–2026 9
25 per se rule Commonwealth v. Kennedy 984 1977–2025 6
26 essential element claim Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp. 974 1984–2026 14
27 prejudicial error Commonwealth v. Flebotte 964 1961–2026 15
28 first complaint doctrine Commonwealth v. King 942 2005–2026 33
29 factual basis claim Commonwealth v. Adamides 942 1990–2026 33
30 Terry stop Terry v. Ohio 903 1980–2026 5
31 self-defense instruction Commonwealth v. Pike 902 1982–2026 21
32 Bowden defense Commonwealth v. Bowden 903 1993–2026 29
33 execution doctrine Fabre v. Walton 904 1982–2026 29
34 sovereign immunity Morash & Sons, Inc. v. Commonwealth 894 1967–2025 10
35 voir dire hearing Commonwealth v. Silva-Santiago 893 1963–2025 6
36 public policy exception King v. Driscoll 864 1982–2026 6
37 absence of clear error Commonwealth v. Correia 853 1979–2025 5
38 felony-murder rule Commonwealth v. Matchett 853 1965–2024 5
39 Fourth Amendment violation Katz v. United States 833 1964–2026 3
40 basis of knowledge test Commonwealth v. Upton 833 1985–2026 11
41 res judicata doctrine Heacock v. Heacock 834 1914–2025 5
42 guiding principle Kelley v. Rossi 795 1930–2024 4
43 manslaughter instruction Commonwealth v. Walden 793 1978–2026 4
44 harmless error Chapman v. California 784 1912–2025 7
45 unanimity instruction Commonwealth v. Conefrey 783 1975–2026 18
46 veracity test Commonwealth v. Upton 783 1985–2026 11
47 premise defense Commonwealth v. Mahdi 774 1983–2026 11
48 plain view doctrine Commonwealth v. Santana 763 1975–2026 4
49 recitation of Miranda warning Commonwealth v. Mandile 763 1986–2025 9
50 parol evidence rule Kobayashi v. Orion Ventures, Inc. 745 1923–2026 8
51 knowing and intelligent waiver Miranda v. Arizona 745 1972–2026 2
52 plausible claim Harvard Square Defense Fund, Inc. v. Planning Board 735 1984–2026 18
53 automobile exception Commonwealth v. Motta 724 1916–2026 9
54 conditional privilege Bratt v. International Business MacHines Corp. 714 1938–2025 3
55 commerce clause Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady 714 1912–2022 1
56 missing witness instruction Commonwealth v. Saletino 693 1986–2026 10
57 insanity defense Commonwealth v. McHoul 683 1975–2024 1
58 model instruction Commonwealth v. Rodriguez 683 1980–2026 15
59 residuary clause Thayer v. Wellington 683 1827–2023 1
60 presentment requirement Lodge v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District 674 1982–2026 5
61 purposes rule Commonwealth v. Macias 665 1819–2026 9
62 discretionary function exception Harry Stoller & Co. v. City of Lowell 653 1983–2025 3
63 discrimination claim Green v. Wyman-Gordon Co. 654 1984–2026 8
64 extension hearing Iamele v. Asselin 654 1936–2026 25
65 forum selection clause Jacobson v. Mailboxes Etc. U.S.A., Inc. 644 1984–2026 3
66 police inquiry Commonwealth v. Carrion 643 1974–2024 3
67 merger doctrine Sound Techniques, Inc. v. Hoffman 634 1921–2026 5
68 definite violation Harvard Square Defense Fund, Inc. v. Planning Board 635 1922–2026 13
69 fresh complaint doctrine Commonwealth v. Licata 622 1971–2017 0
70 continuing violation Cuddyer v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. 624 1971–2026 5
71 reasonable suspicion analysis Commonwealth v. Meneus 613 1990–2026 29
72 supplemental instruction Commonwealth v. Freeman 603 1976–2026 7
73 Cunneen factors Commonwealth v. Cunneen 602 1996–2023 5
74 rational basis test Marshfield Family Skateland, Inc. v. Town of Marshfield 593 1977–2025 3
75 witness hearing Commonwealth v. Martin 594 1853–2024 2
76 probation revocation hearing Commonwealth v. Durling 592 1979–2026 15
77 defendant argues instruction Commonwealth v. Saferian 582 1957–2026 7
78 First Amendment challenge Massachusetts v. Oakes 573 1969–2025 6
79 motion to dismiss rule Iannacchino v. Ford Motor Co. 574 1977–2026 14
80 discussion defendant Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp. 574 1874–2024 1
81 malice standard Weber v. Community Teamwork, Inc. 573 1971–2026 5
82 collateral estoppel doctrine Martin v. Ring 564 1980–2024 1
83 consciousness of guilt instruction Commonwealth v. Toney 563 1983–2026 10
84 favorable standard Commonwealth v. MacKenzie 563 1984–2026 9
85 structural error Commonwealth v. Pinckney 564 1917–2025 9
86 refusal rule Commonwealth v. Campbell 563 1863–2025 1
87 section 1983 damages Parratt v. Taylor 564 1981–2026 6
88 defamation claim Reilly v. Associated Press 554 1980–2026 9
89 Franks hearing Franks v. Delaware 553 1983–2025 13
90 significance error Commonwealth v. Azar 552 1924–2025 14
91 work product doctrine Ward v. Peabody 543 1980–2025 5
92 directed verdict standard Little v. Rosenthal 544 1959–2026 4
93 ruling error Commonwealth v. Lampron 544 1869–2026 4
94 issue preclusion doctrine Heacock v. Heacock 535 1983–2025 8
95 economic loss doctrine FMR Corp. v. Boston Edison Co. 524 1993–2024 2
96 exhaustion requirement Saint Luke's Hospital v. Labor Relations Commission 524 1976–2026 2
97 elementary rule Drew v. Beard 525 1870–2025 3
98 abuse of process claim Quaranto v. Silverman 514 1986–2026 9
99 Lanigan hearing Canavan's Case 513 1998–2023 2
100 estoppel doctrine Commonwealth v. Lopez 514 1889–2025 3
101 humane practice instruction Commonwealth v. Tavares 503 1994–2025 10
102 American rule Waldman v. American Honda Motor Co. 505 1854–2026 5
103 circumstances test Commonwealth v. Selby 503 1896–2020 0
104 judge committed reversible error Commonwealth v. Gil 502 1977–2025 7
105 section 34 all relevant factors Bowring v. Reid 502 1978–2026 17
106 good faith exception United States v. Leon 495 1975–2025 3
107 exercise privilege Commonwealth v. Maldonado 493 1878–2026 5
108 case falls within principle Butterfield v. Western Railroad 494 1853–2015 0
109 combination factors Commonwealth v. Fraser 484 1933–2026 4
110 motion to suppress hearing Commonwealth v. Clarke 483 1979–2026 18
111 reasons rule Commonwealth v. Calderon 484 1863–2025 3
112 camera hearing Commonwealth v. Martin 473 1980–2026 2
113 defendant makes claim Commonwealth v. Williams 474 1914–2026 5
114 Sixth Amendment violation Doggett v. United States 473 1974–2026 7
115 sound principle Lolos v. Berlin 474 1865–2026 15
116 Bruton rule Bruton v. United States 463 1969–2019 0
117 statute of limitations defense Patrick Catrone v. Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America, Inc. 464 1931–2026 5
118 indemnity clause Harnois v. QUANNAPOWITT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 464 1976–2014 0
119 prima facie violation Cepeda v. Kass 464 1860–2025 4
120 Daubert-Lanigan hearing Commonwealth v. Lanigan 463 2001–2026 19
121 respondeat superior doctrine Kelley v. Rossi 454 1916–2024 2
122 voluntary manslaughter instruction Commonwealth v. Walden 453 1983–2026 3
123 involuntary manslaughter instruction Commonwealth v. Pierce 452 1985–2026 11
124 section 1988 fees Draper v. Town Clerk of Greenfield 453 1981–2025 2
125 invocation claim Kobrin v. Board of Registration in Medicine 445 1929–2026 12
126 vagueness doctrine Smith v. Goguen 444 1958–2026 2
127 inevitable discovery doctrine Commonwealth v. O'CONNOR 443 1985–2026 7
128 third-party claim Kirkland Construction Co. v. James 445 1972–2026 6
129 corroboration rule Commonwealth v. Forde 433 1984–2025 6
130 particularity requirement Commonwealth v. Valerio 433 1976–2026 8
131 omission instruction Commonwealth v. Azar 434 1825–2026 6
132 first prong test Commonwealth v. Scott 424 1982–2024 3
133 retaliation claim Mole v. University of Massachusetts 424 1996–2026 9
134 slapp motion Bristol Asphalt, Co., Inc. v. Rochester Bituminous Products, Inc. 425 2002–2026 20
135 alibi defense Commonwealth v. McLeod 413 1970–2023 3
136 reliability test Manson v. Brathwaite 413 1975–2023 4
137 burden-shifting framework Duracraft Corp. v. Holmes Products Corp. 403 1980–2026 11
138 motor vehicle violation Commonwealth v. Motta 404 1977–2026 11
139 joint venture exception Commonwealth v. Zanetti 392 1980–2026 1
140 knowledge standard Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. 394 1939–2026 3
141 lesser included offense instruction Commonwealth v. Donlan 392 1984–2025 7
142 member bar Opinion of the Justices to the Senate 395 1908–2025 2
143 voluntariness waiver Commonwealth v. Edwards 393 1976–2026 7
144 section 1983 liability City of Canton v. Harris 393 1982–2025 5
145 defendant asserts error Commonwealth v. Monteagudo 383 1988–2026 5
146 imprecise but comprehensible normative standard Commonwealth v. Orlando 383 1977–2025 3
147 knowing waiver Commonwealth v. Benoit 384 1975–2024 1
148 paroi evidence rule Mears v. Smith 383 1925–2014 0
149 provision rule Biggs v. Densmore 384 1907–2026 1
150 construction clause Commonwealth v. Wotan 385 1831–2022 2

Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.

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