Massachusetts Appeals Court· 9/27/1994
Commonwealth v. Nichols
Citations
- 639 N.E.2d 1088
- 37 Mass. App. Ct. 332
- 1994 Mass. App. LEXIS 881
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- complaining party’s admission that allegations were false sufficient to establish their falsity for Bohannon purposes
- permitting cross‑examination where complainant admitted that her prior accusation was false
- \It is surely important that the collateral allegation be proximate in time to the primary accusation against the defendant\
- defendant had right to present evidence that complainant “was a wilful adolescent prepared to manipulate those who had custody of her and controlled her activities”
- new trial ordered where credibility was the issue in case involving sexual molestation of a child and evidence of subsequent admitted false accusations of sexual molestation made by alleged victim was excluded
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Judges: Kass, Fine, Greenberg
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. QuinnWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1997-07-22· cited 55×
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska· 2002-09-27· cited 24×
- State v. J.L.S.Missouri Court of Appeals· 2008-04-08· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. CostaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-08-23· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. SchefferMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-08-20· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. HaynesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-07-17· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. WiseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-10-06· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. CivelloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-11-06· cited 2×
- COMMONWEALTH v. EDEN JACQUES.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2023-01-17· cited 2×
- State v. JLSMissouri Court of Appeals· 2008-04-08
- Commonwealth v. PattangallMassachusetts Superior Court· 2000-08-17
- Commonwealth v. McfarlaneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-01-23
- Commonwealth v. Daniel NashMassachusetts Superior Court· 2018-11-26
Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court· 1974-02-27· cited 5,953×
- Commonwealth v. BohannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-25· cited 176×
- Commonwealth v. LaVelleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-01-12· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. StockhammerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-01· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. WallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-02-26· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. AhearnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-05-12· cited 48×
- United States v. StamperW.D. North Carolina· 1991-06-12· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. McDonoughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-08-12· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. HrycenkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-03-14· cited 44×
- People v. NichollAppellate Court of Illinois· 1991-03-21· cited 31×
- Miller v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1893-01-17· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. SperrazzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-11-05· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. HicksMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-02-13· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. RathburnMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-12-28· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BlairMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-02-21· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. TrenholmMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-12-08· cited 7×
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