Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/15/1977
Commonwealth v. Jones
Citations
- 361 N.E.2d 1308
- 372 Mass. 403
- 1977 Mass. LEXIS 934
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that possession of a license is an affirmative defense to a charge under G. L. c. 269, § 10[a]
- holding of license brings person within an exception to general prohibition against carrying a firearm and is affirmative defense
- permit not an element of offense since other general law requires holder of required permit to demonstrate lawful authority for conduct
- treating firearm licensing exclusion as affirmative defense
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Judges: Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams
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70 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-20· cited 196×
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-11-22· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. McDuffeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-12-13· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. D'AmourMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-01-27· cited 87×
- State v. IngramSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1985-03-13· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. TuittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-01-31· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-05-22· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. LydonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-29· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. GouseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-10· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-12-02· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. CoutureMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-04-09· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. SeayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-12-04· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-22· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. EberhartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-10· cited 44×
- Powell v. TompkinsFirst Circuit· 2015-04-15· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. CoteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-01-28· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. RomeroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-03-15· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. O'ConnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-02-12· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. NorrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-05-04· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-05-04· cited 29×
Cites
26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court· 1975-06-09· cited 3,396×
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court· 1970-06-22· cited 1,740×
- Morrison v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1934-01-08· cited 381×
- Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense v. Arlo TatumSupreme Court· 1972-10-10· cited 291×
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-03-15· cited 150×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-07-15· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-23· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. McNeilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-05-13· cited 105×
- Rossi v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1933-04-10· cited 77×
- People v. HendersonMichigan Supreme Court· 1974-05-21· cited 45×
- State v. BeautonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1976-02-17· cited 39×
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1968-01-19· cited 37×
- United States v. John Joseph ChodorFirst Circuit· 1973-06-13· cited 36×
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1949-05-17· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. BrunelleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-01-13· cited 28×
- Peter J. Buzynski v. Richard M. Oliver, Warden, Maine State PrisonFirst Circuit· 1976-07-14· cited 27×
- Jerry L. Johnson v. R. C. Wright, WardenFifth Circuit· 1975-04-28· cited 26×
- Head v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1975-12-03· cited 20×
- State v. BlancaNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1968-04-02· cited 11×
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