Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2/28/1980
Commonwealth v. Cepulonis
Citations
- 400 N.E.2d 1299
- 9 Mass. App. Ct. 302
- 1980 Mass. App. LEXIS 1035
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[F]ai!ure to investigate and pursue a plausible alibi defense known to, or with normal diligence accessible to, counsel would fall beneath the level of competency expected.”
- \parole as a rehabilitative technique is highly dependent on a variety of discretionary factors\ that are beyond scope of plea colloquy
- the plea judge is the “ultimate arbiter on questions of credibility”
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Richard Cepulonis v. Joseph PonteFirst Circuit· 1983-02-07· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. HaggertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-09· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. NolanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-03-20· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-02-07· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. ThurstonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-01-10· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. HasonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-10-23· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-02-13· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. EatonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-04-23· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. WhitfordMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-08-01· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. IndelicatoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-07-18· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-05-14· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. DiPietroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-12-21· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. CuttyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-09-07· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. FacellaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-12-23· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. BarryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-03-11· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. DelacruzMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-07-12· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. CepulonisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-06-21· cited 4×
- COMMONWEALTH v. RICKY SIN.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-08-23· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. NajjarMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-11-21
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Superior Court· 1997-06-30
Cites
34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1971-12-20· cited 5,257×
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court· 1973-04-17· cited 3,425×
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-30· cited 1,208×
- White v. MarylandSupreme Court· 1963-04-29· cited 1,066×
- Commonwealth v. BotelhoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-03-05· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. RondeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-07-05· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. MorrowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-05-11· cited 131×
- Boyd v. DuttonSupreme Court· 1972-02-22· cited 115×
- Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-06-10· cited 108×
- William R. Durant v. United StatesFirst Circuit· 1969-05-09· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-10-27· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. BernierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-03-08· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-04· cited 67×
- Osborne v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-11-02· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. BentonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-12-02· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. CepulonisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-02-24· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. BolducMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-06-28· cited 45×
- United States v. Merle v. WatsonD.C. Circuit· 1977-02-18· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. PenroseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-06-01· cited 28×
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