Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1/14/1994
Commonwealth v. Pagan
Citations
- 625 N.E.2d 579
- 35 Mass. App. Ct. 788
- 1994 Mass. App. LEXIS 50
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- not manifestly unreasonable to forgo manslaughter instruction where primary defense was that defendant was not involved in setting fatal fire
- no duty to give manslaughter instruction when defendant declined to request one and denied any involvement with the crime
- counsel was not ineffective in failing to ask for manslaughter instruction
- counsel was not ineffective in failing to ask for manslaughter instruction
- counsel was not ineffective in failing to ask for manslaughter instruction
- “[a] judge has no duty to undercut [defendant’s all-or-nothing] strategy”
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Judges: Kass, Porada, Ireland
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Grey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2009-11-18· cited 150×
- Commonwealth v. WoodwardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-06-16· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-01-29· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. DonlanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-03-14· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. GloverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-06-01· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. HenryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-10-07· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. HaynesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-07-17· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. McCasterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-05-14· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MillsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-04-23· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MatosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-06-03· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. WoodwardMassachusetts Superior Court· 1997-11-10· cited 1×
- Grey, Steven CarlCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2009-11-18
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-18· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-04-27· cited 145×
- Commonwealth v. MirandaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-04-07· cited 137×
- Commonwealth v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-04-07· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. LittleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-08-05· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-06-20· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. McGannMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-05-15· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-01-07· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. CarverMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-10-06· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-08-03· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-07-18· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. BrowMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-07-15· cited 7×
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