Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/22/1972
Commonwealth v. a Juvenile
Citations
- 280 N.E.2d 144
- 361 Mass. 214
- 1972 Mass. LEXIS 874
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- trial judge’s discretion to exclude proffered testimony contradicting the testimony of a witness has no application where the contradictory statments “relate to the main issue that is being tried” [emphasis added]
- “extent of cross-examination on collateral issues must be left largely to the discretion of the trial judge, but that rule has no application where alleged contradictory statements of a witness relate to the main issue that is being tried”
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Judges: Cutter, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Hennessey
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-06-12· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-10-21· cited 100×
- Police Commissioner v. Municipal Court of Dorchester DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-16· cited 99×
- Commonwealth v. HeskethMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-06· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. BrittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-07-14· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. PinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-07-14· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. RicardoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-08-23· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. McGowanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-06· cited 15×
- Commonwealth vs. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-10· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. ThayerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-06-19· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. DohertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-06· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-09-08· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. DonnellyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-08-18· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-12-07· cited 1×
- Neustadt v. GennellyMass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 1983-02-19· cited 1×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. Beneficial Finance CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-11-04· cited 189×
- Commonwealth v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1940-03-12· cited 103×
- Commonwealth v. WestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1942-11-30· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. ConroyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1956-03-28· cited 71×
- Bendett v. BendettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1943-11-30· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. WallaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-05-02· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-12-03· cited 37×
- Davis v. Hotels Statler Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1951-02-12· cited 16×
- Assessors of Pittsfield v. W. T. Grant Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1952-10-31· cited 13×
- Farms AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-06-12· cited 13×
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