Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/9/2005
Commonwealth v. Cutts
Citations
- 444 Mass. 821
- 831 N.E.2d 1279
- 2005 Mass. LEXIS 443
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- no ineffective assistance where counsel did not seek to suppress statements that advanced defendant’s theory of case
- Commonwealth’s introduction of statements defendant made to third party after the murder were admissions by a party opponent
- admission of defendant’s statements served to advance his theory of diminished capacity without exposing him to cross-examination
- counsel had strategic reasons for not challenging admissibility of statements
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Judges: Cordy
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-09-05· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. SpencerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-05-02· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. MathewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-21· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. JohnstonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-04-08· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. BuckmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-11-29· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. AmranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-04-30· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. GilmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-07-21· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. LesterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-09-04· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. GullaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-04-05· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. BerriosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-09-16· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. DeMatosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-09-17· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. BigleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-06-24· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. OcasioMassachusetts Superior Court· 2010-06-29
Cites
35 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1960-01-11· cited 1,191×
- Millard Robert Beasley v. United StatesSixth Circuit· 1974-02-01· cited 536×
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 274×
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-31· cited 224×
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-05-16· cited 220×
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-14· cited 124×
- Commonwealth v. BonomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1957-01-31· cited 121×
- Commonwealth v. ComitaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-02-19· cited 119×
- Department of Youth Services v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-04· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. FergusonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-03-27· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-15· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. LanoueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-30· cited 86×
- Fogarty v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-11-16· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-07-23· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. BradyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-05· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. MarshallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-06-20· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-07-01· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. LanoueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-12-20· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. VizcarrondoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-05· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. RichmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-21· cited 40×
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