Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/3/1966
Commonwealth v. Gardner
Citations
- 216 N.E.2d 558
- 350 Mass. 664
- 1966 Mass. LEXIS 804
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- expert cannot testify whether victim was raped where jury are equally capable of making such determination
- error to elicit from medical witness that there had been “forcible entry” of alleged victim of rape
- “As is often the case where there are charges of rape or sexual assault, the question of guilt or innocence rests in large part ‘upon whether the jury believed the victim’s version of what happened or the defendant’s]’ ”
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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Cutter, Kirk, Spiegel
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49 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Simon v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-18· cited 264×
- State v. SaldanaSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1982-08-31· cited 204×
- State v. HowardSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 1981-02-23· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. LaCorteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-11-18· cited 98×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-09-18· cited 90×
- Commonwealth v. GouveiaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-21· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. McKayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-03-07· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-03-24· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-09-08· cited 58×
- State v. ApostleConnecticut Appellate Court· 1986-07-22· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. FedericoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-09-04· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. IzzoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-03-11· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-05-23· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. HowardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-04-03· cited 35×
- COMMONWEALTH v. GUSTAVO GONZALEZ SANTOS.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-07-09· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. BoudreauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-07-25· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. LannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-01-08· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. PikulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-08-06· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. DouglasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-05-03· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. BaldwinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-05-21· cited 27×
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Lolos v. BerlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1958-10-30· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. MakarewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1956-02-15· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. BinkiewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1961-06-09· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. SinclairMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1907-04-01· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. CorcoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1925-05-22· cited 57×
- Jackson v. AnthonyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1933-04-04· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. FataloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-11-05· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. McGruderMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-04-01· cited 33×
- Miller v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1893-01-17· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. AgiasottelisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1957-05-06· cited 27×
- Hill v. Trustees of Glenwood CemeteryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-11-04· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. ChapinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1956-03-01· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. DiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1924-04-08· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1881-06-29· cited 13×
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