Massachusetts Appeals Court· 8/10/1988
Commonwealth v. Cobb
Citations
- 526 N.E.2d 1081
- 26 Mass. App. Ct. 283
- 1988 Mass. App. LEXIS 496
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- prosecutor’s arguments should not suggest to jury that they have duty to vindicate victim through guilty verdict
- “reference to the jury’s ‘duty,’ although without an explicit statement that its exercise will result in a verdict of guilty, should be held to pass the line of permissible advocacy”
- seasonable objection is “of large, if not necessarily conclusive, importance upon appellate review”
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Judges: Brown, Kaplan, Dreben
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-18· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. DegroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-17· cited 107×
- Commonwealth v. SanchezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-11· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-08-09· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-05-07· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. WardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-02-23· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. GravesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-07-30· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. CorreiaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-11-02· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. ReidMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-11-27· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. DowdyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-05-19· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. LoretteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-12-19· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. HollieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-08-05· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. MonizMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-08-26· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-02-05· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. GichelMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-11-15· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. MolleMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-12-04· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-09-01· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. MyerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-02-15· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. LoguidiceMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-03-24· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-01-02· cited 4×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court· 1985-02-20· cited 4,689×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-24· cited 348×
- Commonwealth v. EgertonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-01-13· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-01-16· cited 45×
- United States v. Bridget M. MandelbaumFirst Circuit· 1986-10-24· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. SevieriMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-03-27· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. AchornMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-01-08· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. PorterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-09-14· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. PimentalMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-03-04· cited 4×
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