Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/15/2005
Commonwealth v. Childs
Citations
- 445 Mass. 529
- 839 N.E.2d 294
- 2005 Mass. LEXIS 589
How courts have described this case
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- pointing loaded, cocked gun into occupied motor vehicle created plain and strong likelihood of death due to gun’s close proximity to vehicle’s occupants and potential for gun to fire
- \cocking a loaded gun and pointing it into a car in which three people are seated creates a plain and strong likelihood of death\
- pointing loaded, cocked gun into occupied motor vehicle created plain and strong likelihood of death due to gun's close proximity to vehicle's occupants and potential for gun to fire
- act of cocking and pointing loaded gun at three people creates plain and strong likelihood of death to one of them
- act of cocking and pointing loaded gun at three people creates plain and strong likelihood of death to one of them
- no entitlement to involuntary manslaughter instruction where defendant intentionally fired gun into automobile, killing someone inside, in circumstances known to defendant that suggested that someone was inside vehicle
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Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-12-19· cited 273×
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-01-23· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. GreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-19· cited 151×
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-06-13· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. SamaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-12-05· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. VizcarrondoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-07· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. VizcarrondoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-05· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. RussellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-05-08· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. JenksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-02-03· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. MackMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-25· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. ChildsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-27· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. DahlMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-02-18· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. ChildsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-10-17· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. NilandMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-09-29· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. ChildsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-07-17· cited 7×
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