Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/19/1995
Commonwealth v. Martinez
Citations
- 420 Mass. 622
- 651 N.E.2d 380
- 1995 Mass. LEXIS 288
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- Commonwealth not culpable and new trial denied, in part, because “[tjhere is no showing that the police were more than negligent in losing the wallet”
- failure to call a ballistics expert not ineffective assistance where expert testimony would not have provided relevant exculpatory evidence
- burden on defendant to show prejudice in grand jury proceedings
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Judges: Wilkins
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-01-23· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-24· cited 178×
- Commonwealth v. HalletMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-06-02· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. HunterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-02-20· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. BurnsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-07-31· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Superior Court· 1997-06-30
- Commonwealth v. VacherMassachusetts Superior Court· 2010-07-27
- Commonwealth v. KerriganMassachusetts Superior Court· 2011-01-20
- Dean Tran v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-09-10
Cites
28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court· 1993-01-25· cited 3,956×
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 2,202×
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-07-21· cited 275×
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 175×
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-02· cited 160×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-08· cited 150×
- Commonwealth v. St. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-30· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-25· cited 123×
- United States v. Edgardo Giorgi, United States of America v. Gilberto Ocasio-Gonzalez, United States of America v. Pedro M. Gonzalez-SanchezFirst Circuit· 1988-04-14· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. LaVelleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-01-12· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. OlivoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-11-10· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-07-01· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. LockleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-07-17· cited 66×
- In the Matter of Paul PappasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-01-29· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-03-15· cited 55×
- United States v. BrownEleventh Circuit· 1989-05-09· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-02-08· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. SouzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-04-07· cited 27×
- People v. HirschAppellate Court of Illinois· 1991-10-25· cited 24×
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