Massachusetts Appeals Court· 11/8/2010
Commonwealth v. Downey
Citations
- 78 Mass. App. Ct. 224
- 936 N.E.2d 442
- 2010 Mass. App. LEXIS 1414
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- partial closure not de minimis where there was a viable alternative
- “Because we place such value on the right to public trial and because it is virtually impossible to demonstrate concrete harm flowing from a violation of that right, a violation relieves the defendant of the need to show prejudice in order to obtain a new trial”
- reversing conviction for second degree murder
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Judges: Grasso, Smith, Rubin
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. LaChanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-10-21· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. AlebordMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-09-21· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. LavoieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-10-03· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-06-23· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. LaChanceMassachusetts Superior Court· 2012-03-28· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County· 2017-01-06
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court· 1984-05-21· cited 2,166×
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court· 1984-01-18· cited 1,807×
- Presley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court· 2010-01-19· cited 577×
- Owens v. United StatesFirst Circuit· 2007-04-12· cited 193×
- Commonwealth v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-02-17· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. AdamidesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-09-27· cited 94×
- Commonwealth v. HamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-06-30· cited 59×
- Watters v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1992-10-02· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. NolanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-03-20· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. BaranMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-05-15· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. EdwardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-09-02· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. CousinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-09-24· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-02-26· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. DowneyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-02-22· cited 7×
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