Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/7/1992
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Citations
- 589 N.E.2d 311
- 412 Mass. 368
- 1992 Mass. LEXIS 210
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- use of excessive force in defense of third person may mitigate degree of guilt for homicide
- rule of justification for self-defense applies to defense of another
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Judges: Abrams, Greaney, Liacos, Lynch, O'Connor
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Curtis v. Duval & HarshbargerFirst Circuit· 1997-08-13· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-09-05· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. ToonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-08-22· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-01-03· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. OkoroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-03-23· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. CarlinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-06-14· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. MedinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-02-17· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. BrumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-03-11· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-04-20· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-07-09· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. DelValleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-01· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. FranchinoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-06-25· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. AriasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-10-30· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-09-04· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. CataldoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-12-06· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. Kenneth Jose Santana-RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-10-14
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 175×
- Commonwealth v. StokesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-09· cited 127×
- Department of Youth Services v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-04· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1966-06-24· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-02-02· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. MonicoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-09-09· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. BurbankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-15· cited 31×
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