Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/28/1964
Commonwealth v. Baker
Citations
- 201 N.E.2d 829
- 348 Mass. 60
- 1964 Mass. LEXIS 670
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- ruling by judge that witness was excused afforded the witness broader protection than he was entitled to, where witness claimed privilege immediately after answering questions with respect to his name and address; the privilege is “merely an option of refusal, not a prohibition of inquiry”
- “[t]he privilege does not preclude interrogation . . . [I]t can not be assumed that every question that would be asked would tend to incriminate. The danger of incrimination must be real and not imaginary”
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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Whittehokb, Cutter, Kibk, Spiegel, Eeaedon
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31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Taylor v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-12-05· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-04-25· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. AhearnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-05-12· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. KleciakMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1966-05-04· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. HubbardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-10-06· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-05-10· cited 36×
- Pack v. StateWyoming Supreme Court· 1977-11-09· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. DonahueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-03-23· cited 33×
- Breault v. Ford Motor CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-12-05· cited 32×
- Kaye v. NewhallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-06-26· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. DouglasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-05-03· cited 28×
- Mac-Rich Realty Construction, Inc. v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-02-13· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. CottoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-04-08· cited 18×
- Murphy v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-03-28· cited 17×
- MATTER OF DeSAULNIER (NO. 2)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-11-29· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. LaBonteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-12-22· cited 15×
- State v. BellSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 1972-12-29· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-11-16· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. HoggMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-04-02· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. BarrasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-02-06· cited 12×
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court· 1964-06-15· cited 3,675×
- Mulloney v. United StatesFirst Circuit· 1935-07-13· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. FarrellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-04-12· cited 89×
- O'CONNELL v. United StatesSecond Circuit· 1930-04-07· cited 67×
- Smethurst v. Proprietors of Independent Congregational Church in Barton SquareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1889-01-03· cited 52×
- United States v. BenjaminSecond Circuit· 1941-06-09· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. DoyleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-02-03· cited 29×
- Sandrelli v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1961-02-20· cited 26×
- Donahue v. KenneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1953-02-26· cited 22×
- Perry v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1955-04-07· cited 21×
- Ford v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1959-11-04· cited 19×
- Ross v. NourseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1953-12-15· cited 13×
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