Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/30/1991
Commonwealth v. Kerr
Citations
- 565 N.E.2d 1201
- 409 Mass. 284
- 1991 Mass. LEXIS 52
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- any “reasonable doubt” as to a statute’s meaning must be resolved in criminal defendant’s favor
- only two situations in which officer may make a valid extraterritorial arrest absent an arrest warrant: either in fresh pursuit or as a specially swam-in officer under G. L. c. 41, § 99
- \It is a well-established proposition that criminal statutes are to be construed narrowly. We have stated that '[w]e must resolve in favor of criminal defendants any reasonable doubt as to [a] statute's meaning' \
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Judges: Abrams, Greanby, Liacos, Lynch, Nolan, O'Connor, Wilkins
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. OwensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-03-12· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-11· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. PaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-14· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. Clint C.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-08-31· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-04-15· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-07-08· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. RezendesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-09-17· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. McCourtMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-05-10· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. BollingMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-09-12· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-05-28· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. NicholsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-12-09· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-05-21· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. GeorgeMassachusetts Superior Court· 1997-11-17
- Commonwealth v. NievesMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-05-02
- Commonwealth v. OrmanMassachusetts Superior Court· 2006-03-07
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-02-28· cited 99×
- Carney v. City of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-12-19· cited 70×
- International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, Atlantic & Gulf Maritime Region v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-16· cited 66×
- Gaynor's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1914-02-27· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. LussierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1955-07-14· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. MoreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-29· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-13· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. GriseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1867-11-15· cited 6×
- City of Springfield v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-12-19· cited 6×
- Adler v. SheriffNevada Supreme Court· 1976-11-22· cited 5×
- Doe v. City of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-12-19· cited 4×
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