Massachusetts Appeals Court· 4/9/2001
Commonwealth v. Irving
Citations
- 51 Mass. App. Ct. 285
- 744 N.E.2d 1140
- 2001 Mass. App. LEXIS 244
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- questions on direct examination regarding witness's plea agreement were not premature where \[o]pening statements made clear that the credibility of [the witness] would be central\ to both prosecution and defense
- reference during direct examination to obligation to give “truthful, complete and accurate testimony” was not premature in light of defense counsel’s opening statement emphasizing that plea agreement gave cooperating witness motive to fabricate testimony
- reference during direct examination to obligation to give “truthful” testimony was not premature in light of defense counsel’s opening statement emphasizing that plea agreement gave cooperating witness motive to fabricate testimony
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Judges: Grasso
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7 cases in this archive cite this case.
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- Commonwealth v. ClaytonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-08-02· cited 4×
- COMMONWEALTH v. PATRICK MALONE.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-10-13· cited 3×
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Cites
33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1987-06-23· cited 2,639×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-08· cited 576×
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-02-12· cited 232×
- United States v. Nile SmithNinth Circuit· 1986-05-30· cited 192×
- Commonwealth v. BeckettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-09-14· cited 151×
- Commonwealth v. Colon-CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-11-13· cited 136×
- Commonwealth v. CiampaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-12-14· cited 124×
- Commonwealth v. LongoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-06-08· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. GunterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-14· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. BongarzoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-10-13· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. BarrettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-11-10· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. WheltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-17· cited 85×
- Commonwealth v. ImbrugliaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-04-02· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. RosarioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-12-30· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-07-30· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-11-20· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-05-08· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-02· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. WallaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-05-02· cited 40×
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