Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/9/1988
Commonwealth v. Lapointe
Citations
- 522 N.E.2d 937
- 402 Mass. 321
- 1988 Mass. LEXIS 136
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding no reversible error where prosecutor stated that it took “courage” and “character” to testify at murder trial and that witness had prosecutor’s respect
- castle law did not apply where defendant had opened door to permit assailant to enter
- “before [evidence of] peacefulness is admissible, the defense must open the door by presenting some evidence of the victim’s violent character” [emphasis in original]
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, O'Connor
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20 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-21· cited 142×
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-18· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-31· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. PeloquinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-06-21· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-03-20· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. AdjutantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-03-14· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-12-10· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. WhitmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-02-09· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. MagrawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-02-04· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. PayneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-02-17· cited 27×
- Santos v. Chrysler Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-08-25· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. ColantonioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-08-29· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-21· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. KreponMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-04-28· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. PinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-10-20· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. BotticelliMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-06-08· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. KirkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-03-12· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-05-28· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. PeloquinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-09-06· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. James AndrewsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-06-16
Cites
23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-18· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-07-15· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. StokesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-09· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1966-06-24· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. ShelineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-02-24· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-01-28· cited 99×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-02-23· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. HartfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-12-02· cited 80×
- Connolly v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-16· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. NadwornyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-12-11· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. AlbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-05-15· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. FazioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-06-20· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. GibsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-08-22· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. FranksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-04-08· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. OlszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-03-03· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. GermainMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-12-17· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. EdmondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-06-21· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. BurbankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-15· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-06-11· cited 28×
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