Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/25/1976
Commonwealth v. Burnett
Citations
- 353 N.E.2d 665
- 371 Mass. 13
- 1976 Mass. LEXIS 1136
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that this court has given modest recognition to the “fight fire with fire” concept, but that a better course is to seek redress from the judge
- new trial denied despite expression of personal belief in guilt and sympathy for victim
- new trial denied despite expression of personal belief in guilt and sympathy for victim
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Judges: Hennessey, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins
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32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-29· cited 315×
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-20· cited 196×
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-06-09· cited 161×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-08· cited 150×
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-07-22· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. EarltopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-03-21· cited 128×
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-03-06· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. ShelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-02-23· cited 115×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-01-11· cited 110×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-11· cited 110×
- Commonwealth v. SmallwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-03· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-06-14· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. MandileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-07-21· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. RichmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-21· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. McCollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-05-23· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-10-07· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-29· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-07· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. EdgerlyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-09-09· cited 19×
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-12-07· cited 147×
- Commonwealth v. MutinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-02-11· cited 128×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-12-14· cited 104×
- Commonwealth v. GricusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1944-12-11· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-03-09· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. ColemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-01-30· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. MedeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-05-02· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1961-03-07· cited 62×
- United States v. Evelio Del ToroFifth Circuit· 1970-05-18· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. SwartzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-03-01· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. McNeilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1952-02-28· cited 35×
- Bernier v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1969-01-20· cited 34×
- Thomas F. Chapman and Lee E. Jensen v. United StatesTenth Circuit· 1971-06-22· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. GoodwinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-01-28· cited 9×
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