Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/15/1998
Commonwealth v. Brown
Citations
- 426 Mass. 475
- 688 N.E.2d 1356
- 1998 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.
- Commonwealth “has the initial burden of showing the existence of probable cause for forfeiture of the subject property, after which the burden of proof is on the claimant of the property to establish that it is not forfeitable”
- Commonwealth has initial burden of proof; standard is probable cause
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Judges: Greaney
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Roe v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-06-28· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. Martinez Commonwealth v. GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-10-30· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. One 2004 Audi Sedan AutomobileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-02-09· cited 7×
- Bonner v. City of BrightonMichigan Court of Appeals· 2012-12-04· cited 6×
- District Attorney for the Northwestern District v. Eastern Hampshire Division of the District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-08-18· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. One 2004 Audi Sedan AutomobileMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-12-16· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. One Hundred Twenty-five Thousand One Hundred Ninety-one DollarsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-02-19· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. EllisMassachusetts Superior Court· 1998-07-31· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. One 1994 BMW 318 IS AutomobileMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-11-01· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. Ortiz-PegueroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-03-01
- Commonwealth v. NegronMassachusetts Superior Court· 2005-06-22
- Commonwealth v. Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) in United States CurrencyMassachusetts Superior Court· 2005-10-04
- Commonwealth v. 1995 Ford Taurus, VIN IFAL P57U9SG179024Massachusetts Superior Court· 2005-10-17
- Valenca v. Town of MilfordMassachusetts Superior Court· 2008-07-23
- Commonwealth v. One 2002 GMC Yukon Denali Motor VehicleMassachusetts Superior Court· 2008-07-01
- Commonwealth v. One 1999 Honda Accord Automobile, VIN: 1HGCG1656XA042132Massachusetts Superior Court· 2009-09-09
Cites
34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court· 1976-02-24· cited 16,859×
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-29· cited 275×
- Rozner v. City of BellevueWashington Supreme Court· 1991-01-31· cited 194×
- United States v. Jerry Wayne Tilley, and Susan Wells Tilley, Tommy Ross Anderson and Sarah Jane AndersonFifth Circuit· 1994-05-11· cited 185×
- United States v. $250,000 in United States Currency, (Two Cases) Appeal of Amador Rodriguez-Ramos (Two Cases)First Circuit· 1987-01-09· cited 150×
- United States v. SantoroFourth Circuit· 1989-01-31· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. SantalizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-24· cited 126×
- Meehan v. SHAUGHNESSY COHENMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-03-28· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. DuquetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-07-23· cited 109×
- Aime v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-04-05· cited 101×
- United States v. $2,500 in United States Currency, in Rem-AppellantSecond Circuit· 1982-09-08· cited 100×
- Darcy v. HARTFORD INS. CO. ROYAL GLOBE INS. CO.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-22· cited 85×
- Spence v. GormleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-08-26· cited 57×
- Mendonza v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-11-14· cited 50×
- Bramble v. RichardsonTenth Circuit· 1974-06-17· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-12-17· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. One 1972 Chevrolet VanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-02-04· cited 44×
- Chase v. Proprietors of the Revere HouseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1919-02-01· cited 44×
- Knowles v. Gilchrist Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-11-28· cited 40×
- Roberge v. BurnhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1878-03-01· cited 39×
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