Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 9/12/1991
Commonwealth v. Doherty
Citations
- 578 N.E.2d 411
- 411 Mass. 95
- 1991 Mass. LEXIS 445
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- at defendant's trial, intent of principals not in dispute but only whether defendant had acted as coventurer with one or both principals
- at defendant’s trial, intent of principals not in dispute but only whether defendant had acted as coventurer with one or both principals
- mandatory presumption of malice in instruction harmless error where manner of killing “demonstrated conclusively that whoever committed [the] acts did so intentionally” and “provide[d] powerful proof of malice in the killing”
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, O'Connor, Greaney
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- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-03-26· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. MedinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-02-17· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. GibsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-02-11· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. CharlesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-03-26· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. JilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-22· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. TejedaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-12-02· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. SibinichMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-09-03· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. AlvesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-12-21· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. BibboMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-01-04· cited 4×
- Alves v. MatesanzD. Massachusetts· 2000-07-20
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1967-03-27· cited 23,069×
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court· 1979-06-18· cited 3,585×
- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court· 1986-07-02· cited 2,431×
- Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court· 1985-04-29· cited 2,053×
- Yates v. EvattSupreme Court· 1991-08-02· cited 932×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. RepozaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-15· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. RepozaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-23· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-23· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. AdreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-06-16· cited 23×
- John Campbell, Jr. v. Michael v. Fair, Commissioner of CorrectionFirst Circuit· 1988-01-26· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-17· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. BurkettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-01-13· cited 11×
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