Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/5/1977
Commonwealth v. Johnston
Citations
- 364 N.E.2d 1211
- 373 Mass. 21
- 1977 Mass. LEXIS 1052
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- where confession bore on issue of whether defendant was legally insane, exclusion of evidence regarding confession was reversible error
- error to exclude psychiatric testimony
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Abrams
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18 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-08· cited 150×
- Commonwealth v. MeehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-19· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-20· cited 140×
- Commonwealth v. BradyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-05· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. AliceaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-10-03· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. PraterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-15· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-05· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. LouraineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-08-24· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. VazquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-08-05· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. SheriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-06-11· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. ChungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-07-05· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. CrawfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-02-25· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-08-05· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. CollinsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-01-08· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-07-01· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-05-18· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. CifizzariMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-02-28· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. GerhartsreiterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-09-28· cited 3×
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1960-01-11· cited 1,191×
- State v. HamptonSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1972-07-17· cited 156×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-15· cited 96×
- People v. SanchezCalifornia Supreme Court· 1969-03-10· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. BysMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-05-28· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. HoseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-09-09· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. DanielsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-01-07· cited 72×
- People v. SanchezCalifornia Supreme Court· 1967-02-16· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. MasskowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-12-01· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. ValcourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1956-03-09· cited 44×
- Karl G. Eisen v. Philip J. PicardFirst Circuit· 1971-12-14· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-10-16· cited 27×
- State v. PerryOhio Supreme Court· 1968-06-12· cited 21×
- Dezso John Lokos v. Walter Capps, WardenFifth Circuit· 1976-03-12· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. PolidoroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-03-25· cited 6×
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