Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/9/1987
Commonwealth v. Brennan
Citations
- 504 N.E.2d 612
- 399 Mass. 358
- 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1166
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The McGrath instruction describes a case where the intoxication, not the disease or defect, is the cause of the defendant’s lack of criminal responsibility”
- alcohol triggered aberrant behavior caused by organic brain syndrome
- Commonwealth may prove sanity without expert testimony
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-01-13· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. RuddockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-02· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. BlakeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-01-15· cited 34×
- State v. SextonSupreme Court of Vermont· 2006-06-09· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. KapplerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-12-15· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. KeitaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-06-29· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. CuttsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-08-09· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. HerdMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-12-18· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. DarchMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-05-13· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. RasmusenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-07-13· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. AngeloneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-09· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-04-13· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. PallottaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-06-15· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-12-03· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. FosterMassachusetts Superior Court· 1999-07-14
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-05-16· cited 220×
- Commonwealth v. HensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-18· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-20· cited 140×
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-14· cited 124×
- Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-23· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. ShelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-08-21· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. FarrellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-04-12· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-04-03· cited 82×
- Osborne v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-25· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. SheehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-12-11· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. LouraineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-08-24· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. McGrathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-12-08· cited 46×
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