Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/8/1979
Commonwealth v. Hill
Citations
- 385 N.E.2d 253
- 377 Mass. 59
- 1979 Mass. LEXIS 1036
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that Balthazar’s holding was “rooted in constitutional considerations” and granting defendant new trial based on “fundamental fairness”
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Kaplan, Liacos, Abrams
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19 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. ApplebyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-04-01· cited 146×
- Stratos v. Department of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-08-31· cited 82×
- Massachusetts Delivery Ass'n v. CoakleyFirst Circuit· 2012-01-20· cited 79×
- Schochet v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1990-10-09· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. PonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-08-15· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. MontanezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-01· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-03-06· cited 20×
- DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-06-02· cited 14×
- ACE Property & Casualty Insurance v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-06-28· cited 13×
- Langton v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-06-07· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-12-08· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. MascoloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-03-23· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. LerouxMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-06-23· cited 6×
- McCants v. AlvesFirst Circuit· 2023-05-09· cited 4×
- DavisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-07-16· cited 3×
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Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. StokesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-09· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. BalthazarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-11-01· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. MasskowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-12-01· cited 46×
- Richard L. Balthazar v. Superior Court of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsFirst Circuit· 1978-04-04· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. DeschampsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1972-12-29· cited 44×
- Jaquith v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1954-06-04· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. HanscombMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-12· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. MorganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-12-23· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-02-04· cited 20×
- Balthazar v. Superior Ct. of Com. of Mass.D. Massachusetts· 1977-03-09· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. LaBellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-02-04· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. ReillyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1977-06-21· cited 14×
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