Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/8/1997
Commonwealth v. Ortiz
Citations
- 424 Mass. 853
- 679 N.E.2d 1007
- 1997 Mass. LEXIS 97
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- under joint venture theory, judge need charge jury on defendant’s presence only if it has legal significance
- to convict as joint venturer where defendant not present at scene of crime, Commonwealth must produce evidence that defendant was accessory before the fact
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Judges: Greaney
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52 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-08-03· cited 170×
- Commonwealth v. SilanskasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-04-13· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-09-20· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. MaynardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-04-25· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-02· cited 53×
- Leftwich v. MaloneyFirst Circuit· 2008-07-02· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-01· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. RockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-05-26· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. DiBenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-08· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. LeftwichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-07· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. SaletinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-08-10· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. MullaneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-01-09· cited 28×
- Marshall v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-10-15· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. BatistaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-01-24· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. MontalvoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-02-25· cited 27×
- Marshall v. Bristol Superior CourtFirst Circuit· 2014-05-23· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. DeaneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-09-20· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. SadberryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-04-06· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. ClementsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-05-10· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-08-09· cited 20×
Cites
20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-08· cited 576×
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-09· cited 148×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-02-20· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. RichardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-03-13· cited 133×
- Commonwealth v. MorrowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-05-11· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. MartinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-03-19· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. LongoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-06-08· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. BongarzoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-10-13· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-09-27· cited 90×
- Commonwealth v. ChipmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-07-11· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. SchandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-07-18· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. ClaudioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-06-14· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-12-09· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. ValentinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-08· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. BenjaminMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-02-09· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. NichyporMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-12-20· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. RaposoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-21· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. LombardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-03-03· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-01-12· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. LafayetteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-06-07· cited 8×
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