Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/9/2017
Commonwealth v. Goddard
Citations
- 476 Mass. 443
- 68 N.E.3d 1146
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- in closing argument prosecutor \may analyze the evidence and suggest what reasonable inferences the jury should draw from\ it; inferences need only be reasonable and possible not necessary and inescapable
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Judges: Gants, Hines, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. MatosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-05-23· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. CopelandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-01-18· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. BrauneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-01-29· cited 6×
- COMMONWEALTH v. DOMINIC SHINER.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-06-15· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. PiantedosiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-12-18
- Commonwealth v. McGannMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2020-03-17
- In the Matter of J.P.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2020-10-28
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-06-18
- Commonwealth v. MatosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-09-25
- Commonwealth v. BarilaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-12-17
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-02-05
- Commonwealth v. RonchiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-02-14
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-04-12
- Commonwealth v. Philip ChismMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-02-25
- Commonwealth v. Travis PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-03-13
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. AlphasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-07-07· cited 290×
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-05-16· cited 220×
- Department of Youth Services v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-04· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-09-07· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. CantyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-11-06· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. MarkvartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-07-18· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. CorenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-09-10· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. ApplebyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-06-08· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-04-15· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. BoatengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-01-21· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-11-16· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. GrimshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-04-22· cited 40×
- McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-08· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. WaltersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-09-18· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. CyrMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-05-27· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. CyrMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-03-30· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. HindsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-06-10· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. HindsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-10-26· cited 7×
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