Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/6/1985
Commonwealth v. Leaster
Citations
- 479 N.E.2d 124
- 395 Mass. 96
- 1985 Mass. LEXIS 1552
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- promptness of identification not sufficient “if there are special elements of unfairness, indicating a desire on the part of the police to ‘stack the deck’ against the defendant”
- even where showup occurs promptly after crime, “if there are special elements of unfairness, indicating a desire on the part of the police to ‘stack the deck’ against the defendant, an identification resulting from such a confrontation would be inadmissible”
- discussing factors creating suggestiveness in a show-up identification
- one and one-half hours after the crime
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Lynch, Nolan, O'Connor
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27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-04-15· cited 371×
- Commonwealth v. CraytonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-12-17· cited 226×
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-02· cited 160×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-07-19· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. MillyanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-02-10· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-01-16· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-10-31· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. McMasterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-03-26· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. WhitlockMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-05-28· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. SylviaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-01-10· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. ChotainMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-09-05· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-12-07· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. LaamanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-02-04· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. LibbyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-02-26· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-10-16· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. ChamberlinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-12-05· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. BrimleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-07-24· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-05-23· cited 3×
- Dickerson v. LatessaD. Massachusetts· 1988-05-31· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. WatersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-02-28· cited 1×
Cites
19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 300×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-21· cited 195×
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-03· cited 177×
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-12-07· cited 147×
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-25· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. EllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-18· cited 140×
- Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-09-15· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. KaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-23· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-01-28· cited 99×
- Commonwealth v. BumpusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-06-14· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. VeniosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-04· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. LeasterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-09-05· cited 57×
- Leaster v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-11· cited 51×
- DeLuca v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1942-12-02· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. PerrettiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-05-14· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. CoyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-08-06· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. HicksMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-03-06· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. DenaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-11-06· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. KaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-11· cited 13×
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