Massachusetts Appeals Court· 12/18/2001
Commonwealth v. Cruz
Citations
- 53 Mass. App. Ct. 393
- 759 N.E.2d 723
- 2001 Mass. App. LEXIS 1167
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that “[p]rior consistent statements” are only “allowable under [a] narrow hearsay exception”
- trial judge may exclude marginally relevant evidence as “unduly time-consuming, collateral [or] confusing”
- error entitled defendant to new trial where evidence was not overwhelming
- no fair assurance where court is \left with grave doubt\
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. RuizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-11-19· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. PhinneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-03-06· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-12-18· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. HowellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-04-03· cited 9×
- JONATHAN NYBERG & another v. R. BRUCE WHELTLE & another.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-09-13· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. SimonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-01-15· cited 5×
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- Babaletos v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-02-02
Cites
36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Tome v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1995-01-10· cited 570×
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-03-21· cited 396×
- Commonwealth v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1905-11-28· cited 234×
- Commonwealth v. PeruzziMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-03-10· cited 188×
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-11-01· cited 163×
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-09-24· cited 161×
- Commonwealth v. RaymondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-07· cited 144×
- Commonwealth v. CastMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-11· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-08-16· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. DrewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-03-12· cited 106×
- Flood v. Southland Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-08-05· cited 91×
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-17· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. ZukoskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-04-02· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. TrowbridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-03-21· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. ScanlonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-05-15· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. SignorineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-03-22· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-11· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-08-04· cited 42×
- Bergendahl v. Massachusetts Electric Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-11-13· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. SaarelaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-11-30· cited 34×
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