Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/19/1978
Commonwealth v. Copeland
Citations
- 377 N.E.2d 930
- 375 Mass. 438
- 1978 Mass. LEXIS 1004
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- evidence is relevant if it \render[s] the desired inference more probable than it would have been without it\
- hospital records, standing alone, are competent proof of the medical facts treated therein
- hospital record, standing alone, competent as proof of medical facts
- statute allows admittance of records absent any corroborative testimony
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Liacos, Abrams
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24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-22· cited 156×
- Commonwealth v. BohannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-04-09· cited 85×
- Bouchie v. MurrayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-10-10· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-25· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. FayerweatherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-11-14· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. LeFaveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-11· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. CareyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-09-07· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. PareMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-02· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. JavierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-01-28· cited 18×
- Doyle v. DongMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-05-18· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. DarbyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-11-21· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. PetrilloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-09-20· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-09-04· cited 13×
- Timmons v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-05-14· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. FilosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-16· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. ClemonsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-11-09· cited 10×
- Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-09-20· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. Ortiz-SotoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-07-12· cited 6×
- Wright v. American Precast ConcreteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-04-16· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. UnderwoodMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-03-06· cited 2×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Green v. RichmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-11-10· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. RembiszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-03-15· cited 63×
- Leonard v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1920-01-09· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. ConcepcionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-12-01· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. FranksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-06-08· cited 33×
- McClean v. University ClubMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1951-02-16· cited 31×
- Usen v. UsenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-05-07· cited 29×
- Crowe v. WardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-02-13· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. EnnisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1974-08-12· cited 12×
- White v. BurgerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1977-10-21· cited 5×
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