Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/20/1987
Commonwealth v. Aguiar
Citations
- 510 N.E.2d 273
- 400 Mass. 508
- 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1407
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing “analogy” between rule 30 [b] and rule 25 [b] [2]
- issue of verdict reduction not decided where defendant’s conviction of murder in first degree reversed on other grounds
- defendant entitled to new trial when judge foreclosed all inquiry into “star witness’s” true motive for testifying, that defendant threatened to turn witness over to police for drug dealing
- \A defendant has the right to bring to a jury's attention any circumstance which may materially affect the testimony of an adverse witness which might lead the jury to find that the witness is under an influence to prevaricate\ [quotations and citation omitted]
- right to cross-examine on issue of bias
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Judges: Abrams, Hennessey, Lynch, Nolan, Wilkins
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25 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. StockhammerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-01· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. BuiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-02-01· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. AllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-25· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. KnightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-08-12· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. TrinhMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-01-31· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. DaleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-06-16· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. GilbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-07-05· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-11-23· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. LyonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-05-20· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. KindellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-08-21· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. RicardoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-08-23· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. PerkinsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-12-29· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. AhartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-03-01· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. KoulourisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-12-14· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. Guy G.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-11-23· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. MoorerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-16· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-16· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. FanaraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-08-13· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. OmoniraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-09-05· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-10-04
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. JoyceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-01-06· cited 136×
- Commonwealth v. GrazianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-07-19· cited 133×
- Commonwealth v. HaywoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-04-05· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. RedmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-05-01· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. KeoughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-02-19· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-08-19· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. MarcellinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1930-05-26· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. PiedraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-06-03· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. GabbidonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-02-22· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-02· cited 11×
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