Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/17/2012
Commonwealth v. French
Citations
- 462 Mass. 41
- 965 N.E.2d 845
- 2012 WL 1232707
- 2012 Mass. LEXIS 260
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \Any failure as to the element of aggravation [in aggravated rape] does not affect the lesser included offense\
- “an appellate court may indeed reduce a conviction in certain circumstances to rectify error”
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. AhmadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-09-13· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. GarrettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-11-25· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. LabadieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-02-05· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. EvansMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-07-31· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-01-04
- Commonwealth v. Adonis CarvajalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-08-28
Cites
23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-08-03· cited 170×
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-07-01· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-05-04· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. WoodwardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-06-16· cited 111×
- Blanchette v. School Committee of WestwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-06· cited 79×
- Limone v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. NovickiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-06-29· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. FranksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-04-08· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1870-10-15· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. AscolilloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-01· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. ParhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-23· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. BeneschMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1935-03-06· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. BlacheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-02-08· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-11-20· cited 27×
- Yick v. United StatesNinth Circuit· 1917-03-19· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. DixonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-06-24· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. DiBenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-01-11· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. GilbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-07-05· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. MedeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-02-11· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BellamyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-20· cited 18×
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