Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/20/1989
Commonwealth v. Lawrence
Citations
- 536 N.E.2d 571
- 404 Mass. 378
- 1989 Mass. LEXIS 84
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- extending liability for death of viable fetus to charge of involuntary manslaughter
- “instructions regarding false statements and concealment as evidence of consciousness of guilt satisfied in substance, if not explicitly, both prongs of Toney”
- “our reasoning in Cass . . . is equally applicable to the common law crime of murder”
- viable fetus is a person for purposes of common law crime of murder
- viable fetus is a person for purposes of common law crime of murder
- subsidiary facts need only be proved by preponderance of evidence
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Judges: Hennessey, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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74 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Erazo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2004-06-16· cited 519×
- Commonwealth v. Silva-SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-05-15· cited 137×
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-18· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. JudgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-01· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. RosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-02-09· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-31· cited 105×
- Whitner v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-10-27· cited 99×
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2010-06-15· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. OtsukiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-11-18· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. TrappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-31· cited 71×
- People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court· 1994-05-16· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-01-06· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. BarrosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-28· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. AllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-25· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. ConkeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-12-16· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. RuciMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-01-14· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. PierceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-11-21· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. HiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-03-09· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-12-17· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. ToonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-08-22· cited 49×
Cites
63 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 58,288×
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court· 1970-11-23· cited 9,465×
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court· 1973-01-22· cited 5,581×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Colautti v. FranklinSupreme Court· 1979-01-09· cited 971×
- City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.Supreme Court· 1983-06-15· cited 532×
- Keeler v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1970-06-12· cited 360×
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-24· cited 348×
- People v. GreerIllinois Supreme Court· 1980-02-22· cited 298×
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-29· cited 275×
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-11· cited 213×
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-18· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. SellonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-25· cited 167×
- Commonwealth v. GrazianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-07-19· cited 133×
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-10· cited 120×
- Moe v. Secretary of Administration & FinanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-02-18· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. DouganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-02-14· cited 90×
- Commonwealth v. KeizerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-02-07· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. SinnottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-05-13· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-01-11· cited 86×
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