Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/29/2014
Commonwealth v. Garcia
Citations
- 470 Mass. 24
- 18 N.E.3d 654
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- defendants acted with malice by locking victim in room to bleed out after beating and shooting him
- knowledge of weapon required for felony-murder liability where defendant prosecuted on theory of joint venture and underlying felony involved weapon; armed assault with intent to rob requires knowledge of weapon
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Judges: Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-09-20· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-10-17· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-19· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. LugoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-03-18· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. Phap ButhMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-07-17· cited 14×
- COMMONWEALTH v. PATRICK MALONE.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-10-13· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. JordanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-04-13· cited 1×
- A.P. v. M.T.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-09-01
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- Commonwealth v. FitzpatrickMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-11-02
- Commonwealth v. BrunetMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-01-30
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- Commonwealth v. SamiaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-06-01
- Commonwealth v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-07-03
- Commonwealth v. Aaron Almeida, Jr.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-10-27
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Cites
56 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court· 1986-04-07· cited 7,102×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1931-02-24· cited 1,352×
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-16· cited 174×
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-08-03· cited 170×
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-06-09· cited 161×
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-14· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-02-20· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. CostleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1875-06-21· cited 128×
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-05-08· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. OlszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-12-30· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. Pytou HeangMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-02-15· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. OtsukiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-11-18· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-12-14· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-09-21· cited 74×
- Aiello v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1985-10-21· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. MahoneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-03-07· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. NiemicMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-06· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. AllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-25· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. BrittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-05-10· cited 58×
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