Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/13/2001
Commonwealth v. Burgess
Citations
- 434 Mass. 307
- 749 N.E.2d 112
- 2001 Mass. LEXIS 328
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Counsel’s choice not to call the defendant will not be gainsaid absent a showing that the defendant’s own testimony would have materially assisted the defense”
- consent to search validly given by eighteen year old with limited education and history of substance abuse
- police may “broadly” suggest that it would be best for suspect to tell truth
- judge took into account the defendant’s age, eighteen, and level of education, eighth grade
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Judges: Marshall
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. DiGiambattistaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-08-16· cited 167×
- Commonwealth v. GroomeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-10-05· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. RogersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-05-16· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. PORTER P.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-03-11· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. DagleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-10-26· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. SargentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-07-24· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. WallisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-12-18· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. DykensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-03-14· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. PagelsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-07-26· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. WeaverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-07-20· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. HillMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-01-29· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-04-30· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. AlebordMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-12-28· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. Guthrie G.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-06-05· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-12-10· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. CarrMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-12-23· cited 2×
- Silvia v. HallFirst Circuit· 2003-06-10· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. GomezMassachusetts Superior Court· 2002-12-09
- Commonwealth v. ConwayMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-01-28
- Commonwealth v. NievesMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-05-02
Cites
27 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-29· cited 315×
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-02-22· cited 194×
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-03· cited 177×
- Commonwealth v. MeehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-19· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. RaymondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-07· cited 144×
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-29· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-01-13· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-04-23· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-31· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. EdwardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-26· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. LarkinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-04-16· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-04-07· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-10-03· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-06-13· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. DiazMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-03-13· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. SouzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-12-11· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-07-21· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-21· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. ParkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-05-09· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. Krisco Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-08-02· cited 49×
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