Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/28/2000
Commonwealth v. Benjamin
Citations
- 430 Mass. 673
- 722 N.E.2d 953
- 2000 Mass. LEXIS 20
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting argument that evidence of victim’s reputation be admitted to show its effect on defendant’s state of mind and to corroborate defendant’s testimony
- “[I]n certain circumstances, words may convey information constituting adequate provocation to render an unlawful killing voluntary manslaughter”
- generally, “evidence of a victim’s character is not admissible in a criminal case”
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. GroomeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-10-05· cited 117×
- Beaupre v. Cliff Smith & AssociatesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-11-16· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-07-23· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. GuyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-02-25· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. GrahamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-04-20· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. MosesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-04-26· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. MercadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-11-26· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. SzlachtaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-07-27· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-12-26· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. MayotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-08-19· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. KartellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-06-30· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. YatesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-11-23· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. RamosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-12-28
- Commonwealth v. Kristian MarajMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-02-11
- Commonwealth v. Christopher S. FratantonioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-03-17
- Commonwealth v. Aaron Almeida, Jr.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-10-27
Cites
26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-08· cited 576×
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-16· cited 174×
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-16· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. AmazeenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-04-20· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-06· cited 121×
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-08-08· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. FlukerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-01-18· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. SchnoppsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-16· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. AlbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-05-15· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. LongMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-03-30· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-25· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. RuddockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-02· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. TherrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-10-14· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. PierceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-11-21· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. SchnoppsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-09· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-08-24· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. FontesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-02-12· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. EdmondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-06-21· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. DiloneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-02-16· cited 42×
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