Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/22/1977
Commonwealth v. Klein
Citations
- 363 N.E.2d 1313
- 372 Mass. 823
- 1977 Mass. LEXIS 981
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- interpreting common law crime and noting standards of fairness apply to defendant
- involving private citizen’s right to use force to apprehend a criminal
- similar limitations applied in criminal case against civilian who used deadly force in citizen’s arrest; jury properly charged in accordance with Model Penal Code § 3.07
- \[D]eadly force [is defined] as force intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm. . . . Clearly the defendant in this case used deadly force in firing shots from a handgun\
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Abrams
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44 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court· 1985-03-27· cited 4,272×
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-30· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. GallantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-11-02· cited 125×
- Arthurs v. Board of Registration in MedicineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-04-03· cited 107×
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-14· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. CliffordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-01-27· cited 82×
- Schofield v. MerrillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-13· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. ChretienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-09· cited 75×
- Julian v. RandazzoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-04-15· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. CassMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-16· cited 67×
- Saxon Coffee Shop, Inc. v. Boston Licensing BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-23· cited 51×
- New Bedford Standard-Times Publishing Co. v. Clerk of the Third District CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-05· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. GriseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. ToonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-08-22· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-01-16· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. GodinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-12-29· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. TwitchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-08-11· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. NobleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-02-18· cited 34×
- State v. JohnsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1997-11-06· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. CataldoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-26· cited 28×
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court· 1975-06-09· cited 3,396×
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1977-03-01· cited 2,149×
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court· 1964-06-22· cited 1,779×
- Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court· 1939-03-27· cited 1,416×
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-10-07· cited 218×
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-04-15· cited 184×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-07-15· cited 131×
- Alegata v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-11-17· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1966-06-24· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. OrlandoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-01-24· cited 98×
- Commonwealth v. FarrellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-04-12· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. ChermanskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-05-21· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-02-02· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. LussierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1955-07-14· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. HensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-06-16· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. HoustonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1955-06-09· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1950-12-21· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. CheneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1886-02-23· cited 21×
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