Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/21/2002
Commonwealth v. Jaynes
Citations
- 55 Mass. App. Ct. 301
- 770 N.E.2d 483
- 2002 Mass. App. LEXIS 831
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding courtroom closure for individual questioning was supported by sufficient findings on the required factors
- declining to sua sponte raise \serious question\ of whether defendant had standing to raise public's right to public trial when issue is \distinct\ under state law and defendant's claim failed on the merits
- no jurisdictional instruction required where evidence made it \not reasonable nor possible to assume that the victim was not forcibly confined or murdered in Massachusetts\
- no violation of right to public trial where “[t]he judge closed the courtroom only when a potential juror requested closure, and only during the discussion of the private matter”
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Judges: Kafker
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7 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Jaynes v. MitchellFirst Circuit· 2016-06-02· cited 34×
- State v. EricksonCourt of Appeals of Washington· 2008-07-29· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. CombsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-07-05· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. GrantMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-12-17· cited 8×
- JaynesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-12-16· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-06-03· cited 2×
- State v. CoonsNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 2023-06-21· cited 1×
Cites
19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court· 1984-01-18· cited 1,807×
- Commonwealth v. FidlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-01-30· cited 158×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-12· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. AngiuloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-06-11· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. RepozaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-23· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-06-10· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-02· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. NiemicMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-06· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. HortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-08-14· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. SicariMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-08-10· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. WhitmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-02-09· cited 36×
- Newspapers of New England, Inc. v. Clerk-Magistrate of Ware Division of District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-12-22· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. GuistiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-05-29· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. TravisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-12· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. PatryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-01-24· cited 16×
- Kordis v. Appeals CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-23· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. LentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-07-17· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. AdelsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-06-13· cited 7×
- Jaynes v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-05-08· cited 6×
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