Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/3/1988
Commonwealth v. Olszewski
Citations
- 519 N.E.2d 587
- 401 Mass. 749
- 1988 Mass. LEXIS 55
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- court deemed testimony irrelevant when record lacked evidence that victim’s state of mind had been transmitted to defendant
- “loss and destruction of highly relevant evidence by the Commonwealth and its agents defeated the defendant’s opportunity effectively to present a defense”
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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54 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-06· cited 121×
- Commonwealth v. O'DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-11-07· cited 115×
- Commonwealth v. WoodwardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-06-16· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. KaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-30· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. OlszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-12-30· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. ZagranskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-08-13· cited 74×
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2005-10-11· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. LydonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-29· cited 70×
- Nally v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-06-15· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. HendersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-12-05· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. PhoenixMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-02-28· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. SnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-02-02· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-08-19· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. GagnonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-30· cited 49×
- Olszewski v. SpencerFirst Circuit· 2006-10-20· cited 46×
- Gurley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1993-10-22· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. CrokenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-14· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. QuallsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-06-06· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. BuckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-20· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. SasvilleMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-07-23· cited 29×
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court· 1963-05-13· cited 33,902×
- United States v. Carlton E. Bryant, United States of America v. William E. TurnerD.C. Circuit· 1971-01-29· cited 450×
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-08-23· cited 155×
- Commonwealth v. St. GermainMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-08-05· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. Lam Hue ToMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-02-29· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. WillieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-09· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. NealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-05-21· cited 88×
- State v. MichenerCourt of Appeals of Oregon· 1976-06-01· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. CharlesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-03-06· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. GallarelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-01-12· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. ReddingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-16· cited 35×
- Fairfax Family Fund, Inc. v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1965-10-11· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-07-11· cited 15×
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