Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/24/2003
Commonwealth v. Mitchell
Citations
- 438 Mass. 535
- 781 N.E.2d 1237
- 2003 Mass. LEXIS 98
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that \such a duty would be incompatible with the fiduciary nature of the attorney-client relationship\
- counsel’s compliance with ethical obligations did not create actual conflict of interest
- investigation unnecessary where accused admits guilt
- “convinced with good cause” standard
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Judges: Greaney
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- State v. Azad Haji AbdullahIdaho Supreme Court· 2015-03-02· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-08-19· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. HollidayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-14· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. SalazarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-12-14· cited 22×
- State v. ChambersSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2010-05-25· cited 17×
- State v. McDowellCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin· 2003-07-22· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. DiCiccoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-02-26· cited 12×
- Brown v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 2007-06-21· cited 11×
- People v. CalhounAppellate Court of Illinois· 2004-09-01· cited 5×
- State v. Jan G.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2018-07-17· cited 4×
- Miranda v. KennedyFirst Circuit· 2025-01-03· cited 3×
- United States v. Staff Sergeant MICHAEL L. BAKERArmy Court of Criminal Appeals· 2007-07-10· cited 1×
- United States v. JoyceDistrict of Columbia· 2018-05-04· cited 1×
- Mitchell v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 2003-06-02
- State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2015-07-07
Cites
23 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×
- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court· 1986-02-26· cited 983×
- United States ex rel. Wilcox v. JohnsonThird Circuit· 1977-04-29· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. WillieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-09· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. ChavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-07-08· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. OwensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-03-12· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. AngiuloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-06-11· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-03-13· cited 69×
- United States v. Thaddeus Adonis Long, United States of America v. Edward Larry JacksonEighth Circuit· 1988-09-09· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. QuinonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-03-01· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. FrankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-01-12· cited 42×
- Butler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1980-04-29· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. KnightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-08-12· cited 39×
- Sanborn v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1985-07-16· cited 33×
- Shockley v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware· 1989-10-06· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. SleeperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-01-10· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. L'AbbeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-11-08· cited 22×
- State v. HischkeSupreme Court of Iowa· 2002-01-24· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. HarwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-16· cited 17×
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