Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/8/1987
Commonwealth v. Green
Citations
- 505 N.E.2d 886
- 399 Mass. 565
- 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1215
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- lack of consent implicit in legal definition of both assault and battery and indecent assault and battery
- an indictment is sufficient to state a crime if it contains “ ‘an appropriate legal term descriptive’ of the criminal act”
- complaint will not be dismissed if offense is charged with sufficient clarity to show violation of law and to permit defendant to know nature of accusation against him
- As of June, 1984, lack of consent “was an element of the crime which the Commonwealth was required to prove in a prosecution for a violation of G.L., Ch. 265, § 13B.”
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Judges: Hennessey, Liacos, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. CantyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-11-06· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. AllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-25· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. CantresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-06-22· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-12-30· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. St. HilaireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-01-02· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. SullivanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-07-30· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-03-15· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. MilitelloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-05-24· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. PalmerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-04-05· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. SeniorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-05-28· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-12-08· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-08-21· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. Northern Telecom, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-01-11· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. KapsalisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-10-12· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. BuckleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-01-15· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. PearsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-06-24· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. BrienMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-09-11· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. SheltonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-12-12· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-07-14· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. ShippeeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-05-31· cited 3×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1944-06-05· cited 283×
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-11-22· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-06-06· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. PalladinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-06-25· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. BaconMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-02-14· cited 24×
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