Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/24/2016
Commonwealth v. Beal
Citations
- 474 Mass. 341
- 52 N.E.3d 998
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- assault and battery upon a public employee is not a violent crime under the Massachusetts ACCA because one of the variants of intentional battery—offensive battery— “can be committed through such de minimis touchings as tickling and spitting”
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Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- United States v. WebbD. Massachusetts· 2016-11-09· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. MoraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-06-29· cited 9×
- Scione v. Commonwealth Commonwealth v. BarnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-01-15· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. WentworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-07-24· cited 7×
- United States v. GoodridgeDistrict of Columbia· 2019-07-23· cited 4×
- COMMONWEALTH v. FRANKY PEREZ.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-07-09· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. BranganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-08-12· cited 3×
- United States v. DancyD. Massachusetts· 2017-04-03· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. WidenerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-06-15
- Commonwealth v. VieiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-10-22
- Commonwealth v. SennaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-10-27
- Commonwealth v. SuberMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-14
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-01-09
- Commonwealth v. Robinson-StewartMassachusetts Superior Court· 2016-06-15
- Commonwealth v. GuardadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-10-26
- Commonwealth v. Nicholas AkerbergMassachusetts Superior Court· 2025-09-08
Cites
22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court· 2015-06-26· cited 5,137×
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1978-06-14· cited 4,912×
- Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court· 2013-06-20· cited 2,997×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-07-30· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-23· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. DonovanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-05-28· cited 98×
- Commonwealth v. PorroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-12-14· cited 97×
- Berry v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-01-31· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-02-20· cited 76×
- United States v. DancyFirst Circuit· 2011-04-13· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. GouseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-10· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-12-02· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. MarinhoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-01-14· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. DiBenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-12-28· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. EberhartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-10· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-02-08· cited 35×
- Marshall v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-10-15· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. TraylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-07-22· cited 24×
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