Massachusetts Appeals Court· 9/15/2008
Commonwealth v. Irwin
Citations
- 72 Mass. App. Ct. 643
- 893 N.E.2d 414
- 2008 Mass. App. LEXIS 952
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that evidence of defendant’s failure to contact and participate in an interview with a detective was impermissi-bly admitted, and ordering a new trial due to uncertainty as to whether the error had substantially swayed the outcome of the case
- prosecutor's focus during cross-examination of defendant and in closing argument on defendant's refusal to participate in prearrest interview with police detective was improper
- argument was “a theme of the closing”
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Judges: Katzmann
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Irwin v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-07-15· cited 23×
- COMMONWEALTH v. ODELL SANDERS.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-08-15· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-06-18· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. BeaulieuMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-03-18· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. ArrudaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-10-31· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-11-06
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-10-12
- Graf v. Hospitality Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Superior Court· 2015-06-29
- Commonwealth v. CorreiaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-06-12
Cites
24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court· 1980-06-10· cited 1,359×
- Commonwealth v. AlphasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-07-07· cited 290×
- People v. ConyersNew York Court of Appeals· 1981-04-02· cited 173×
- Commonwealth v. LeFaveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-08-18· cited 138×
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-08-16· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. DwyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-12-29· cited 126×
- Commonwealth v. StuckichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-01-16· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-17· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. O'LaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-03-10· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. LydonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-29· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. NickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-04-30· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-27· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. McGrailMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-03-22· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. ConkeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-07-30· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. HinckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-03-12· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. ConnorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-11-06· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. DelaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-09-02· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-03-02· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. BroomheadMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-10-13· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. SpencerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-06-08· cited 8×
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