Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/24/1978
Commonwealth v. Harris
Citations
- 380 N.E.2d 642
- 376 Mass. 201
- 1978 Mass. LEXIS 1115
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[W]e conclude that the evidence was properly admitted regardless of whether the reason stated by the judge was correct”
- “whether the [deadly] force used by the defendant was reasonable or was excessive in all the circumstances of this case” is jury question
- “evidence of statements . . . attending the commission of a crime is admissible to aid the jury by giving them the benefit of the complete occurrence”
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Abrams
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44 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 175×
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-02· cited 160×
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-14· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-25· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. RhoadesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-02-19· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-10· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. FlukerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-01-18· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-01-06· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. BarrosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-28· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-25· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-21· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-05· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. KeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-27· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. ToonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-08-22· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. ConstantinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-02-25· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-19· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. SantosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-07-11· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. HughesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-07· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. CroweMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-01-22· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. BurbankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-15· cited 31×
Cites
31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court· 1975-06-09· cited 3,396×
- Hankerson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court· 1977-06-17· cited 586×
- Commonwealth v. Beneficial Finance CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-11-04· cited 189×
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-11-01· cited 163×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-04-27· cited 145×
- Farrell v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1972-06-12· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-07-15· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. StokesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-09· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1966-06-24· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. KiernanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1964-10-05· cited 98×
- Beneficial Finance Co. v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1972-06-12· cited 90×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-02-23· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. HartfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-12-02· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. ZukoskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-04-02· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. MaguireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-12· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1877-10-19· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. ShafferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-04-28· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. DurkinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1926-11-22· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. EdmondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-06-21· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. SimpsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1938-03-28· cited 44×
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