Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/2/1969
Commonwealth v. Hicks
Citations
- 252 N.E.2d 880
- 356 Mass. 442
- 1969 Mass. LEXIS 721
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- upholding murder in second degree conviction where victim was kicked in stomach with such force as to cause death by internal bleeding
- deliberate kicking constituted unlawful use of force for which no involuntary manslaughter direction was required
- court bound by stipulations of immunity signed by Attorney General
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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Cutter, Kirk, Reardon
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32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-07-17· cited 224×
- Commonwealth v. McInerneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-07-28· cited 104×
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-05-08· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. MedeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-07-09· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-10· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. McGuirkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-08· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. GarabedianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-02-25· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. FestaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-01-05· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. StarlingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-02-02· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. PuleioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-02-25· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. QuigleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-14· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. LeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-05-05· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-06-10· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. HebertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-10-28· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. FlemingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-11-08· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. SwiftMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-10· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. Hodge (No. 2)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-12· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. TalbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-04-02· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-18· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. MaskellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-08-01· cited 11×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1968-03-18· cited 6,700×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-04-27· cited 145×
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-05-13· cited 90×
- Commonwealth v. SoarisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-04-06· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. HartfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-12-02· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. GranitoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1950-11-30· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. AronsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1953-10-29· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. LeateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-04-28· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. BedrosianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1924-02-25· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. NunesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1966-12-01· cited 15×
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