Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/12/1980
Commonwealth v. Anderson
Citations
- 404 N.E.2d 656
- 9 Mass. App. Ct. 699
- 1980 Mass. App. LEXIS 1152
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that reasonable delays by the Commonwealth due to efforts to locate defendant are justifiable and usually excusable, especially when the defendant is a fugitive from justice
- rejecting claim of prejudicial delay where defendant provided false information to police that caused delay in his apprehension
- \[r]easonable delays due to efforts to locate defendants or witnesses are justifiable and are usually excused from formulation\
- delays attributable to defendant's actions excluded from speedy trial analysis
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Judges: Greaney, Perretta, Dreben
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. CarrMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-04-16· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-07-26· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. WillisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-02-21· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-05-25· cited 5×
- Rashad v. WalshD. Massachusetts· 2002-03-31· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. KuilanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-07-03
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court· 1972-06-22· cited 12,108×
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court· 1969-01-20· cited 1,132×
- Commonwealth v. BeckettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-09-14· cited 151×
- United States v. William Netterville, Gerald L. Thatcher, Robert Douglas Watkins, and Donald Byrd ChambersFifth Circuit· 1977-06-09· cited 71×
- Earl v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-06-06· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-04-02· cited 57×
- United States v. John Robert HayTenth Circuit· 1976-04-19· cited 36×
- United States v. Ernest FairchildSeventh Circuit· 1976-04-19· cited 33×
- United States v. James L. Sarvis, United States of America v. Irie E. LeonardD.C. Circuit· 1975-11-21· cited 32×
- United States v. Daniel M. PillaEighth Circuit· 1977-03-15· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. UnderwoodMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-10-20· cited 31×
- United States v. Enrique DiazFirst Circuit· 1976-05-05· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1978-12-26· cited 23×
- United States v. Frank PittsFifth Circuit· 1978-03-13· cited 21×
- United States v. Benjamin Charles Smith, Charles Lewis Smith, A/K/A Benjamin Charles Smith v. United StatesFifth Circuit· 1976-06-25· cited 20×
- Richard G. Smith v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsEighth Circuit· 1977-10-21· cited 14×
- United States v. Larry H. RobinsonFifth Circuit· 1977-06-02· cited 10×
- United States v. Julian Raymond GreenEighth Circuit· 1975-12-02· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. WhittierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-04· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. JeffersonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1978-07-24· cited 2×
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