Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/1/1997
Commonwealth v. Ferguson
Citations
- 425 Mass. 349
- 680 N.E.2d 1166
- 1997 Mass. LEXIS 146
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rebuttal testimony contradicting murder defendant on collateral issue of his treatment of female employees properly admitted because it affected his credibility
- “the prosecution may not introduce evidence of the defendant’s prior bad acts to show bad character or propensity to commit the crime charged”
- determination of juror impartiality \is essentially one of credibility\
- determination of juror impartiality \is essentially one of credibility\
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28 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Abramian v. President & Fellows of Harvard CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-07-14· cited 168×
- Commonwealth v. McCowenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-12-10· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. WheltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-17· cited 85×
- Commonwealth v. SeabrooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-03-12· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-22· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. AliceaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-04-12· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. MurrayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-11-22· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. PaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-09-09· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. PhilbrookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-07-28· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MattierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-05-13· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. Jaime J.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-10-18· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. ChambersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-08-29· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. MoureMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-04· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-10-15· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. BeazMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-07-02· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. RyanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-03-29· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. KalhauserMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-08-24· cited 4×
- COMMONWEALTH v. WILLIAM A. CASH.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-08-03· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. AyoubMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-09-02· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. HowardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-02-22· cited 2×
Cites
24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Patton v. YountSupreme Court· 1984-06-26· cited 1,463×
- Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court· 1988-08-25· cited 1,289×
- Aldridge v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1931-04-20· cited 452×
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 274×
- Simon v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-18· cited 264×
- Commonwealth v. AmazeenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-04-20· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-08-08· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. MilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-04-13· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. FordhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-02-08· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. LongMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-03-30· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. MahoneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-03-07· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. DunnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-03· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. AscolilloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-01· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. ZezimaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-12-20· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. HangerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-13· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. LeonardiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-12-10· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-02-13· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. AugusteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-12-30· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. GrammoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-10-18· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. LattimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-12-23· cited 28×
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