Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/28/2016
Commonwealth v. Lawson
Citations
- 475 Mass. 806
- 62 N.E.3d 22
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- considering circumstances of crime, as well as motive, in finding sufficiency of evidence of criminal responsibility
- sufficient evidence of sanity where defendant \resisted arrest and assaulted the officers\ but had rational motives
- testimony that lay witnesses “noticed nothing unusual,” and that defendant seemed “normal” and “as he always had” on the days before and after the crime constituted evidence of sanity
- so-called \presumption of sanity\ is \accurately characterized as an inference\
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Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines
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Cites
36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court· 1979-06-04· cited 1,990×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court· 1952-10-13· cited 1,010×
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-05-16· cited 220×
- Commonwealth v. MutinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-02-11· cited 128×
- Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-23· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. ShelineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-02-24· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. WashingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-07-17· cited 85×
- Commonwealth v. KaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-30· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-04-03· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1935-11-13· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. O'LaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-03-10· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. LambMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-05-06· cited 69×
- Kater v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-08-01· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. BeaudryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-12-20· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. RicardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-04-03· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. McAfeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-12-28· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. MurchisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-06-08· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. RidgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-11-10· cited 37×
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