Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/15/2012
Commonwealth v. Lennon
Citations
- 463 Mass. 520
- 977 N.E.2d 33
- 2012 WL 4841325
- 2012 Mass. LEXIS 978
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- no impairment instruction warranted where only evidence was that defendant \might have been under the influence of alcohol to some degree about two hours before the stabbing\
- \A jury instruction on voluntary intoxication is required only where there is evidence of 'debilitating intoxication' that could support a reasonable doubt as to the defendant's ability to form the requisite criminal intent\
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Judges: Spina
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-19· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. SalazarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-12-14· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. CadetMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-11-18· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. DiBenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-08· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. PovezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-12-31· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. DoughtyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-05-02
Cites
22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Presley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court· 2010-01-19· cited 577×
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-30· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-04-23· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. GroomeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-10-05· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-02-17· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-05-08· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. SoarisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-04-06· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. SchnoppsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-16· cited 70×
- Aiello v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1985-10-21· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. RuizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-11-19· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. AndradeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-03-06· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. SchnoppsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-09· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. BurgessMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-01-11· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. EspadaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-02-20· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-08-29· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. BuckmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-11-29· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. TagueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-10· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. DelValleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-01· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-02-26· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. LeClairMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-01-11· cited 17×
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