Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/11/2017
Commonwealth v. Francis
Citations
- 477 Mass. 582
- 79 N.E.3d 1045
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that the trial court judge abused her discretion and reversing the granting of the motion for new trial
- \It is reasonable for the Legislature to treat defendants facing a charge of murder in the first degree differently from other defendants\
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Judges: Gants, Lenk, Hines, Lowy, Budd, Cypher
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Sharris v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-09-17· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BillingsleaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2020-04-30
- Commonwealth v. DiBenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-02-28
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-04-12
- Commonwealth v. Scot Douglas DavisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-04-04
- Commonwealth v. PhanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2026-06-09
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1971-12-20· cited 5,257×
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-07-01· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. LookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-04· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. MaharMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-07· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. BentonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-12-02· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. HartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1889-03-01· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-11-28· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-01-02· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-10-29· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-01-09· cited 27×
- Blaikie v. District Attorney for the Suffolk DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-06· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. Yardley Y.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-01-29· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-12-02· cited 7×
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