Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/3/1999
Commonwealth v. Leonard
Citations
- 428 Mass. 782
- 705 N.E.2d 247
- 1999 Mass. LEXIS 21
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- evidence of prior arson committed in same general area as arson at issue and in location near defendant’s home properly admitted
- evidence of one prior incident admitted on issues of identity and motive in subsequent case
- discussing statute codifying judicial doctrine of merger
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Judges: Greaney
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26 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
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- Aekins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2014-10-22· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. KaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-30· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. GarreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-03-29· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. MeolaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-05-22· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. GollmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-02-20· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. MullaneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-01-09· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. LeBeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-04-22· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. CrouseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-10-23· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. RosenthalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-07-14· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. DelValleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-01· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-07-26· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. DelongMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-12-04· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-11-07· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. GoitiaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-10-18· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. StegemannMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-02-22· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. DelongMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-02-26· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. Source One Associates, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-02-21· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. RiseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-02-09· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. BotticelliMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-06-08· cited 4×
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1988-05-02· cited 2,215×
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 274×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1888-05-03· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. CordleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-03-11· cited 85×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-12-09· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. LacyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-11-22· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. CordleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-04-26· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. ValentinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-08· cited 59×
- Care and Protection of LauraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-04-09· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. MarreroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-03-12· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. BrusgulisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-01-18· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. KosiorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1932-10-25· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. MorrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-03-12· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-18· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. EstremeraMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-09-20· cited 3×
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