Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/26/1986
Commonwealth v. McMaster
Citations
- 490 N.E.2d 464
- 21 Mass. App. Ct. 722
- 1986 Mass. App. LEXIS 1514
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding there was no substantial risk of miscarriage of justice where identification was most important issue in case and trial judge omitted four portions of Rodriguez charge, including portion challenged at bar
- counsel not ineffective for failing to call alibi witness whose truthfulness was in doubt and who might reinforce Commonwealth’s case
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Judges: Brown, Kaplan, Warner
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17 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. OrtegaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-03-10· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. DeVincentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-08-02· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-08-09· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. GalfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-08-13· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. MoralesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-01-09· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. AchornMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-01-08· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. EvansMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-05-15· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. DenstenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-02-27· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. LevasseurMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-06-05· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-03-27· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. McCasterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-05-14· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. LevyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-09-24· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. OrtegaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-09-08· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-03-23· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. BrewsterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-05-13· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. LaveckMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-01-31
- Commonwealth v. JordanMassachusetts Superior Court· 1995-08-04
Cites
44 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×
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-30· cited 1,208×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-31· cited 224×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-21· cited 195×
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-18· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-03· cited 177×
- Commonwealth v. MoffettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-24· cited 153×
- Commonwealth v. MeehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-19· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. RichardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-03-13· cited 133×
- Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-06-10· cited 108×
- Costarelli v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-21· cited 103×
- Commonwealth v. ConceicaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-02-28· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-09-15· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. BumpusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-06-14· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. BendersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-05-01· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. SubiloskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-03-03· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. BottariMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-08-28· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. StasiunMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-04-22· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. DraytonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-04-30· cited 78×
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