Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/3/2010
Commonwealth v. Mercado
Citations
- 456 Mass. 198
- 922 N.E.2d 140
- 2010 Mass. LEXIS 45
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- judge could limit defense counsel’s use of “inflammatory” photographs on cross-examination where counsel thoroughly cross-examined witness regarding point in question
- hearsay violation under Nardi case did not create substantial likelihood of miscarriage of justice in part because defendant confessed to shooting
- judges not required to “repeat portions of the general instructions on the weighing of evidence when instructing on mental impairment”
- no abuse of discretion in limiting use of photographs in cross-examination where defense counsel thoroughly cross-examined witness on point in question
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Judges: Marshall
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- Commonwealth v. IreneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-06-26· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-10-29· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-12-06· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-08-09· cited 20×
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- Commonwealth v. SosaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-03-18· cited 7×
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Cites
34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court· 1974-02-27· cited 5,953×
- District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court· 2008-06-26· cited 3,086×
- Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-07-17· cited 224×
- United States v. Billy Louis CollinsSixth Circuit· 1996-03-11· cited 182×
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 175×
- Commonwealth v. DiGiambattistaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-08-16· cited 167×
- Commonwealth v. AmazeenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-04-20· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-29· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-19· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. WilborneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-01-07· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-31· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. LaVelleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-01-12· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. NardiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-09-25· cited 94×
- Commonwealth v. ViriyahiranpaiboonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-03-16· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-08-29· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. AvilaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-09-15· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. MilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-04-13· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. MatteiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-02-01· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. CostelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-05· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. NolinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-01-16· cited 53×
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