Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/6/2019
Commonwealth v. Carter
Citations
- 115 N.E.3d 559
- 481 Mass. 352
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing the Commonwealth’s “compelling interest in preserving life” would justify the General Court proscribing “[the] wantonly or recklessly pressuring of a person to commit suicide that overpowers that person’s will to live”
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Judges: Budd, Cypher, Gants, Gaziano, Kafker, Lenk, Lowy
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. HardyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-06-12· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-06-27· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. LagoticMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2023-03-15
- Commonwealth v. ClintonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-04-27
- Commonwealth v. RobersonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2024-03-07
- Commonwealth v. SnowMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2024-07-08
- Commonwealth v. Peter SchapMassachusetts Superior Court· 2025-09-22
- Commonwealth v. McGrathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2026-04-06
Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Texas v. JohnsonSupreme Court· 1989-06-21· cited 1,671×
- United States v. StevensSupreme Court· 2010-04-20· cited 1,327×
- Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co.Supreme Court· 1949-04-04· cited 874×
- Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn.Supreme Court· 2011-06-27· cited 599×
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1944-06-05· cited 283×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-04-27· cited 145×
- Commonwealth v. FordeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-11· cited 93×
- United States v. Gary BarnettNinth Circuit· 1982-02-08· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. SholleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-11-30· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. ChouMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-01-22· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. AtencioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-03-28· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. DislerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-04-18· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. WaltersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-09-18· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. OkoroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-03-23· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. CrawfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-01-28· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-12-23· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-12-12· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. PughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-06-15· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-03-03· cited 22×
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