Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/4/1882
Commonwealth v. Jackson
Citations
- 132 Mass. 16
- 1882 Mass. LEXIS 10
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- evidence of prior bad acts served to “divert[] the attention of the jury from the [offense] immediately before it; and, by showing the defendant to have been a knave on other occasions, create[] a prejudice which may cause injustice to be done him”
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Judges: Devens
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72 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals· 1901-10-15· cited 2,413×
- People v. . KatzNew York Court of Appeals· 1913-10-28· cited 126×
- United States v. Lawrence Jerome RingSixth Circuit· 1975-04-02· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. MontaninoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-03-11· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1888-05-03· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. CliffordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-01-27· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1933-04-17· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1947-06-24· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. AdjutantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-03-14· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1939-04-10· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. TriplettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-18· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. BartoliniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1938-02-28· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. TrappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-11-13· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. FinnertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1889-01-01· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. StuartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1911-01-07· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. FarmerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1914-09-10· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. FeciMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1920-05-18· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. HanleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1958-04-16· cited 47×
- State v. BokienWashington Supreme Court· 1896-04-13· cited 47×
- State v. De PaolaSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1950-05-29· cited 45×
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Thayer v. ThayerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1869-01-15· cited 112×
- Jordan v. OsgoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1872-03-15· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. AbbottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1881-02-24· cited 70×
- Bottomley v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts· 1840-05-15· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1876-01-29· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. BradfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1878-11-18· cited 35×
- Woodcock v. BowmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky· 1862-06-24· cited 16×
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