Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/6/1985
Commonwealth v. Mitchell
Citations
- 20 Mass. App. Ct. 902
- 477 N.E.2d 609
- 1985 Mass. App. LEXIS 1732
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- While a “positive fingerprint test would have ruined the defendant, a negative fingerprint test could not have been particularly helpful to him”
- “while a positive fingerprint test would have ruined the defendant, a negative fingerprint test could not have been particularly helpful to him”
- defendant’s statement to police that he was “partying” at time of alleged burglary, when taken in conjunction with evidence that defendant’s coat was covered in construction dust found near crime scene, could be considered evidence of consciousness of guilt
- defendant’s statement to the police that he was at a party at the time of the alleged break-in, when taken in conjunction with evidence that the defendant’s coat was covered in construction dust found near the scene of the crime, could be considered as evidence of consciousness of guilt
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Cited by
6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-07-30· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. RoblesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-06-25· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. CrowleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-07-18· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-06-17· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. PreziosiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-04-23· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-11-03· cited 2×
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 300×
- Commonwealth v. TrefethenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1892-10-19· cited 199×
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-18· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-30· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. BaschMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-28· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. PorterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-12-08· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. EppichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1961-05-01· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. MatosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-17· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-10-21· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. GeislerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-08-02· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. MatosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-06-06· cited 3×
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