Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/24/1993
Commonwealth v. Dixon
Citations
- 614 N.E.2d 1027
- 34 Mass. App. Ct. 653
- 1993 Mass. App. LEXIS 667
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- attempted murder statute reaches act of throwing someone who cannot swim from a boat into water
- “Generally, the elements of an attempt consist of the intent to commit a specific crime, some overt act toward its commission, and failure or interruption”
- “The overt act required for an attempt must. . . come very near to accomplishment of the result”
- elements of an attempted crime consist, in part, of “some overt act towards its commission, and failure or interruption”
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Judges: Armstrong, Fine, Gillerman
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20 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. AhmadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-09-13· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. RoderiquesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-06-04· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. BellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-01-11· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. DunnMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-06-26· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. LaBrieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-03-09· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. CohenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-06-28· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. HamelMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-08-09· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. MurrayMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-02-26· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. SheaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-01-05· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. GillMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-10-14· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. GallantMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-01-19· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. GagnonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-11-21· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. WentworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-07-24· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-17· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. PurrierMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-04-08· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. Aldrich (No. 1)Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-08-26· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. FortierMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-09-27· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-07-08· cited 3×
- Evans v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.Massachusetts Superior Court· 2007-02-07· cited 3×
- SKANDHA v. SavoieD. Massachusetts· 2011-08-18
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- People v. ToroCalifornia Supreme Court· 1989-01-30· cited 161×
- Commonwealth v. PeasleeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1901-01-01· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-11-22· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. KennedyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1897-11-27· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. CrockerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-08-12· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. SlaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-11-08· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-10-16· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. GosselinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-04-12· cited 44×
- State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Kansas· 1977-12-10· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. BeattieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-03-05· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. BeattieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-10-10· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. GroganMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-04-10· cited 2×
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