Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/30/1978
Commonwealth v. Clinton
Citations
- 374 N.E.2d 574
- 374 Mass. 719
- 1978 Mass. LEXIS 893
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- dismissing criminal charges due to noncompliance with “no fix” statute, G. L. c. 90C, § 2, even though legislation does not address such consequences
- filing of complaint more than eight days after citation written requires dismissal
- unjustified delay in filing application for complaint
- uncertainty resolved in favor of defendant mandating dismissal
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams
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27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Simon v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-18· cited 264×
- Commonwealth v. ChavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-07-08· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. GagnonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-11-04· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. BargeronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-06-14· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. BabbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-25· cited 44×
- Collatos v. Boston Retirement BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-02-05· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-02-04· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-10-20· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-02-09· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-12· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. ApalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-12-09· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. PerellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-02-01· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. BealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-08· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. MarchandMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-07-16· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-07-12· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. DrewMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-03-04· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. ValchuisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-06-10· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. BlackMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-01-04· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. DowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-01-25· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. RyanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-07-18· cited 7×
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