Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/14/1989
Commonwealth v. Jones
Citations
- 535 N.E.2d 221
- 404 Mass. 339
- 1989 Mass. LEXIS 78
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting argument that Federal Constitution requires more than in camera review of requested DSS records, and expressly declining to address unraised State law question
- rejecting argument that Federal Constitution requires more than in camera review of requested dss records, and expressly declining to address unraised State law question
- rejecting argument that Federal Constitution requires more than in camera re view of requested DSS records, and expressly declining to address unraised State law question
- construing the statutes applicable to the social worker privilege and child abuse investigations to “allow a criminal defendant to obtain the investigation and evaluation reports which' ultimately led to his indictment and criminal prosecution”
- defendant must “demonstrate a realistic and substantial possibility that [records] contained information helpful to his defense”
- defendant demonstrated “realistic and substantial possibility” that file contained information helpful to his defense
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- People v. StanawayMichigan Supreme Court· 1994-08-29· cited 494×
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-08-16· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. StockhammerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-01· cited 81×
- State v. GagneSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 1992-08-14· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. FigueroaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-21· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. PareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-08· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. HyattMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-10-22· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. PareMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-02· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. LamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-05-13· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. ArthurMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-08-06· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. O'BRIENMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-04-07· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. PelosiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-07-10· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. PrattMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-05-22· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. SpinneyMassachusetts Superior Court· 2001-04-17· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. PelletierMassachusetts Superior Court· 1997-12-17
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court· 1963-05-13· cited 33,902×
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court· 1976-06-24· cited 6,537×
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court· 1987-02-24· cited 2,521×
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-04-10· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. Two JuvenilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-04-10· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. CollettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-09-20· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. LiebmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-16· cited 26×
- Petition of the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-05-29· cited 24×
- Allen v. Holyoke HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-09-03· cited 14×
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