Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/12/1996
Commonwealth v. Garcia
Citations
- 421 Mass. 686
- 659 N.E.2d 741
- 1996 Mass. LEXIS 12
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- arguing law enforcement entrapped defendant to sell larger quantity of cocaine
- “In order to pursue [police] work, an undercover officer must often develop a relationship of trust with a drug dealer by purchasing small quantities of narcotics over a long period of time”
- declining to recognize defense of sentencing entrapment
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Judges: Greaney
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-05-08· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-02· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. SaletinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-08-10· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. MonteagudoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-19· cited 24×
- State v. MonacoCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2004-01-22· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. Vann BellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-09-05· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. LabitueMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-07-07· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. LawrenceMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-07-26· cited 6×
- State of Arizona v. Matthew Rueben MonacoCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2004-01-22
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- United States v. Gerald ConnellFirst Circuit· 1992-02-26· cited 167×
- United States v. Jerry Washington and Herbert Edward JamesFifth Circuit· 1995-02-02· cited 159×
- United States v. Mark William Paul StauferNinth Circuit· 1994-10-26· cited 144×
- United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Michael Floyd Barth, Appellee/cross-AppellantEighth Circuit· 1993-05-25· cited 94×
- United States v. Richard Williams, William Scott Hames, United States of America v. Larry Ronald DukeEleventh Circuit· 1992-02-27· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. ShumanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-06· cited 35×
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