Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/19/2007
Commonwealth v. Anderson
Citations
- 448 Mass. 548
- 862 N.E.2d 749
- 2007 Mass. LEXIS 178
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- testimony about skill with knives not overly prejudicial because such ability “not a trait a jury necessarily would view negatively”
- testimony regarding knife defendant was known to carry and proficiency with knives tended to prove means and ability to commit crime
- testimony that defendant was skilled with knife “tended to prove that [he] possessed the means and ability to commit the crime, thus making it relevant to whether he was the killer”
- waiver by criminal defendant of constitutional right
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- Commonwealth v. RidgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-11-10· cited 37×
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- Commonwealth v. Neary-FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-08-15· cited 4×
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Cites
36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court· 1977-05-16· cited 2,626×
- McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court· 1991-06-13· cited 1,818×
- Michigan v. JacksonSupreme Court· 1986-04-01· cited 1,418×
- Maine v. MoultonSupreme Court· 1985-12-10· cited 1,260×
- United States v. HenrySupreme Court· 1980-06-16· cited 1,013×
- Patterson v. IllinoisSupreme Court· 1988-06-24· cited 1,013×
- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals· 1976-05-04· cited 737×
- Michigan v. HarveySupreme Court· 1990-04-30· cited 701×
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-01-15· cited 357×
- State v. HartmanOhio Supreme Court· 2001-10-03· cited 346×
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 274×
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-17· cited 183×
- Fellers v. United StatesSupreme Court· 2004-01-26· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. EarltopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-03-21· cited 128×
- Commonwealth v. MartinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-03-19· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. BonomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1957-01-31· cited 121×
- Commonwealth v. MageeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-08-01· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. OtsukiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-11-18· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. MavredakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-07· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. DiMonteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-10· cited 62×
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