Massachusetts Appeals Court· 12/3/2008
Commonwealth v. Armstrong
Citations
- 73 Mass. App. Ct. 245
- 897 N.E.2d 105
- 2008 Mass. App. LEXIS 1165
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- medical records of victim admissible to show medical history, treatment at hospital, medical opinions, and diagnosis
- evidence of force still sufficient where young victim \accepted\ rape because she \didn't think anything was wrong with it\
- evidence of nonphysical constructive force for child rape included \the historical and contextual relationship between the victim and the defendant\
- \Actual force was also present . . . where the defendant pulled the victim's legs apart and positioned himself against her\
- sleep renders a victim incapable of consent
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Judges: Berry
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- Commonwealth v. NewcombMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-09-28· cited 8×
- COMMONWEALTH v. ANTHONY J. TESTA.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2023-01-13· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. LinharesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-11-15· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. DumasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-04-24· cited 4×
- M.G. v. G.A.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-09-28· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-06-03· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. BeneditoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-06-27· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. PlaceMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-02-01· cited 2×
- Yahna Y. v. Sylvester S.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2020-03-17
- Commonwealth v. LabroadMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-09-27
- Dumas v. MarchilliD. Massachusetts· 2017-03-03
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2024-03-29
- COMMONWEALTH v. IRVIN I., a juvenile.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-07-13
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Cites
32 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court· 1892-12-12· cited 815×
- Strassheim v. DailySupreme Court· 1911-05-15· cited 337×
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 274×
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-07-01· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. DiMarzoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-02-28· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. DiMonteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-10· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. CaracciolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-04-03· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-04-17· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. RoosnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1886-11-22· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. FeijooMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-02-14· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. GilbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-16· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. ThayerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-06-14· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. CarrollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-12-08· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1877-12-07· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. LibbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-02-01· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. BatistaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-01-24· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. FlemingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-11-08· cited 25×
- United States v. Emmanuel Ormand Neil, AKA Emmanuel Ormand MeilNinth Circuit· 2002-11-20· cited 20×
- VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-02-09· cited 19×
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