Massachusetts Appeals Court· 11/19/1997
Commonwealth v. Berrio
Citations
- 43 Mass. App. Ct. 836
- 687 N.E.2d 644
- 1997 Mass. App. LEXIS 242
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- judge not required to use any particular words as long as Ml and accurate explanation of law given
- “[P]rima facie evidence, like other evidence adduced at trial, may be disregarded whether or not contradicted by any evidence offered by the opposing party”
- “A trial judge is not constrained to put the instructions into any particular words; ‘rather, [the judge] is required only to provide a full and accurate explanation of the governing law applicable to a particular case’ ”
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- Commonwealth v. MendesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-04-16· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. CaramanicaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-06-08· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. PerrymanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-06-13· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. WestMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-01-15· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. B & M Fitzgerald Builders, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-03-31· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. MedinaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-04-04· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. SouzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-08-14
Cites
20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-02-12· cited 232×
- Commonwealth v. MahdiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-08· cited 192×
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-16· cited 174×
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-07-01· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. ToroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-07-10· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. ChavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-07-08· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. AlbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-05-15· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-12-09· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. HabarekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-04-06· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. WoodenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-04-15· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. AtkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-24· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. HoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-10· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. GallegoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-08-18· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. ClaudioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-03· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. WashingtonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-02-08· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. CarmenattyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-08-15· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. MuneraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-09-20· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. LaraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-12-19· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-03· cited 5×
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