Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/22/2005
Commonwealth v. Azar
Citations
- 444 Mass. 72
- 825 N.E.2d 999
- 2005 Mass. LEXIS 164
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- treating judge’s statement expressly declining to act on postconviction motion as denial of motion
- \split sentence\ was legal because law making it illegal did not take effect until after murder conviction
- unpreserved errors reviewed for substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice
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42 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. MillienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-06-03· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. DirgoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-06-21· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. ValentinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-12-08· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-05-22· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-06-11· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. WallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-09-11· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-08-18· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. St. HilaireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-01-02· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-10-30· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. GilbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-07-05· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-04-04· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. WaltersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-12-04· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. ParrilloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-06-11· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. O'NeilMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-09-07· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. PfeifferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-05-01· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-09-04· cited 9×
- COMMONWEALTH v. MAURICE JOHNSON.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2023-01-19· cited 6×
- COMMONWEALTH v. TIMOTHY M. LAVIN (and ten companion cases ).Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-06-23· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. BoldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-12-17· cited 5×
- Tavares v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-08-10· cited 4×
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-01-23· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. HolmgrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-11-03· cited 74×
- Lewis v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1952-11-21· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-03-25· cited 41×
- Hennessy v. SUPERINTENDENT, MASS. CORRECTIONAL INST.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-07-23· cited 34×
- Rodwell v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-07-28· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. McGuinnessMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-12-08· cited 29×
- Burno v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-01-21· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. LupoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-24· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. WardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-03-02· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-01-31· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. RichardsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-03-24· cited 4×
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