Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/13/2010
Commonwealth v. Cruz
Citations
- 456 Mass. 741
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- evidence of defendant’s “volatile relationship” with victim’s stepdaughter, who was defendant’s former girl friend, was admissible to establish defendant’s motive and intent to murder victim
- “A trial judge should give due weight to concerns about judicial economy and the avoidance of delays that do not measurably contribute to the resolution of a particular' controversy”
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-09-20· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. PenaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-05-09· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. Dung Van TranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-07-26· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. RayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-02-12· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. CaldwellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-04-08· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. FernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-08-24· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. WolcottMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-08-25· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. SilvesterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-05-02· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. McGuaneMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-08-13
- Commonwealth v. QuezadaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-14
- Commonwealth v. GuardadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-04-13
- Commonwealth v. Scot Douglas DavisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-04-04
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court· 1979-06-18· cited 3,585×
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court· 1993-06-01· cited 3,512×
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court· 1964-05-04· cited 1,845×
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 274×
- United States v. Joseph CalabroSecond Circuit· 1972-09-21· cited 215×
- Commonwealth v. MartinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-03-19· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. GunterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-14· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. CavanaughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-09-07· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. MilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-04-13· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-06-13· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. TuittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-01-31· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. MaynardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-04-25· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. GilchrestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-11-12· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. JaimeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-03-23· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. MiskelMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-03-14· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. DelValleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-01· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. DruceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-04-27· cited 8×
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