Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/7/1984
Commonwealth v. Brown
Citations
- 467 N.E.2d 188
- 392 Mass. 632
- 1984 Mass. LEXIS 1706
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- court refused in first degree murder case to consider merits of issue not raised in motion under rule 13
- “G. L. c. 265, § 1, requires a trial judge to instruct on murder in the first and second degrees if there is evidence of murder in the first degree, even though there appears to be no hypothesis in the evidence to support a verdict of murder in the second degree”
- held that G. L. c. 265, § 1, “requires a trial judge to instruct on murder in the first and second degrees if there is evidence of murder in the first degree, even though there appears to be no hypothesis in the evidence to support a verdict of murder in the second degree”
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan
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32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-24· cited 348×
- Commonwealth v. VinnieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-08-12· cited 118×
- State v. ClarkNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1989-03-09· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. ChristianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-01-14· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. CorenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-09-10· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. PierceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-11-21· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-07-01· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. PauldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-10-24· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. LennonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-16· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. DonovanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-03-29· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-27· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. GriffinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-01-09· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. SkinnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-18· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-08-19· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. BarryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-06-12· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. WardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-12-17· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. RutkowskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-05-24· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-01-08· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-05-30· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. JilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-22· cited 15×
Cites
28 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×
- Sims v. GeorgiaSupreme Court· 1967-01-23· cited 561×
- Commonwealth v. DomanskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1954-12-21· cited 320×
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-29· cited 315×
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-20· cited 196×
- Hoffman v. Howmedica, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-07-06· cited 167×
- Commonwealth v. DickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-06-20· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-25· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. McNealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-05-22· cited 120×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-01-11· cited 110×
- Commonwealth v. SantoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-05-23· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-08-06· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. WatsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-23· cited 71×
- State v. ZimmerSupreme Court of Kansas· 1967-04-08· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. MedeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-05-02· cited 69×
- Blackwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-11-09· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. BradyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-05· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. ParhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-23· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-06-10· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. RegoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-11-05· cited 45×
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