Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1/26/1988
Commonwealth v. Groce
Citations
- 517 N.E.2d 1297
- 25 Mass. App. Ct. 327
- 1988 Mass. App. LEXIS 47
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- missing witness inference “should be invited only in clear cases, and with caution”
- where defendant’s testimony at trial “did not place him in the physical presence of either potential witness at the crucial time,” judge erred in allowing prosecutor to comment on missing alibi witnesses during closing, and in giving missing witness instruction
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Judges: Fine, Smith, Kaplan, Rne
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-07-30· cited 117×
- State v. MalaveSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-09-21· cited 89×
- Bereano v. State Ethics CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 2008-03-19· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. BastaldoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-06-25· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. Van WinkleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-01-07· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-03-02· cited 11×
- Graves v. R.M. Packer Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-11-18· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. SpencerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-06-08· cited 8×
- Montague v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2019-12-23· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MatthewsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-09-11· cited 5×
- Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 2021-07-13· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-07-29· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. HorsmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-07-09· cited 2×
- Wright v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2020-07-31· cited 1×
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-18· cited 186×
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1975-12-09· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-10-21· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. SCHATVENMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-11-12· cited 67×
- Dent v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-07-16· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. FinnertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1889-01-01· cited 56×
- Grady v. Collins Transportation Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1960-12-06· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. BryerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-07-10· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. HappnieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-04-10· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. CobbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-03-13· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. BrowMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-07-15· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. BuonopaneMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-05-06· cited 7×
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