Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/14/2006
Commonwealth v. Johnston
Citations
- 446 Mass. 555
- 845 N.E.2d 350
- 2006 Mass. LEXIS 120
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- evidence of mental impairment relevant to determination of capacity to form specific intent to kill
- mental impairment may be considered in determining whether defendant formed specific intent to kill, but “it is not a mitigating factor that would reduce murder to manslaughter” [emphasis in original]
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Judges: Cowin
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-07-30· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-05-22· cited 48×
- Rivera v. ThompsonFirst Circuit· 2018-01-09· cited 29×
- United States v. EdwardsFirst Circuit· 2017-05-19· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. QuinonesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-04-10· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. AkaraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-05-21· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. Dung Van TranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-07-26· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. HindsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-06-10· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. HindsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-10-26· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-03-02· cited 4×
- Collins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia· 2019-01-24· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. DoughtyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-05-02
- Commonwealth v. Dewane M. Tse.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-11-20
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-05-16· cited 220×
- Commonwealth v. HensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-18· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. GreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-19· cited 151×
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-01-13· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. JudgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-01· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. NardoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-11-20· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. NiemicMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-06· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-25· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. BoatengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-01-21· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. BourgeoisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-02-08· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. VelazquezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-08-20· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. JohnstonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-06-08· cited 2×
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