Massachusetts Appeals Court· 4/10/2006
Commonwealth v. Castillo
Citations
- 66 Mass. App. Ct. 34
- 845 N.E.2d 403
- 2006 Mass. App. LEXIS 395
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- observing that by stipulating to evidence, a defendant surrenders a number of rights “including the right to confrontation [and] the right to cross-examine witnesses”
- observing that by stipulating to evidence, defendant surrenders number of rights \including the right to confrontation [and] the right to cross-examine witnesses\
- nothing in record suggested that defendant was aware of significance of trial based on stipulated evidence
- trial on stipulated facts not constitutionally capable of supporting conviction absent colloquy regarding constitutional rights waived
- where defendant stipulated to material facts conclusive of guilt in case tried to judge, stipulation was tantamount to guilty plea, and failure of judge to engage defendant in plea colloquy required reversal of convictions
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Judges: Smith
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. GomezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-08-10· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. MyersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-07-17· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-09-27· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. RamseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-09-27· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. MonteiroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-09-28· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. WalorzMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-03-25· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. RamseyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-06-28· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. EvelynMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-03-02· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. Jean-BaptisteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-12-04
- Commonwealth v. BurtonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-12-07
- Commonwealth v. McKenzieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-11-28
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. ZagrodnyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-12-20· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-04-27· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. StevensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-02-08· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-07-16· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. HillMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-05-29· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. McDowellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-09-15· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. BabcockMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-04-25· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. BradyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-11-03· cited 4×
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