Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/21/1981
Commonwealth v. Pappas
Citations
- 425 N.E.2d 323
- 384 Mass. 428
- 1981 Mass. LEXIS 1424
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- statutory requirement of prompt citation designed to prevent or discourage “fix” or corrupt manipulations of criminal processes
- police needed to clear scene, investigate cause of accident, and determine nature of violations
- notice requirement under statute “has little relevance when applied to more serious crimes”
- \It is inconceivable that the defendant would be unaware of the seriousness of a situation in which his vehicle had crossed the center line of a public street and struck a pedestrian\
- risk of “fix” reflects fleeting and nonserious nature of most traffic infractions
- discussing \normally fleeting and nonserious nature of most traffic infractions\
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Judges: Abrams, Hennessey, Lynch, Nolan, Wilkins
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33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. BabbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-25· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-02-09· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. DoyleMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-12-17· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. ProvostMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-10-05· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. RussoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-03-21· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. CameronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-11-01· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. CarapellucciMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-05-13· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. MarchandMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-07-16· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. BarbutoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-06-18· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. KenneyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-07-26· cited 9×
- People v. RuskeyAppellate Court of Illinois· 1986-07-18· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. BurnhamMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-10-13· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. O'LearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-07-12· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. GammonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-04-04· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. RyanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-07-18· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. MoultonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-12-06· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. NadwornyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-02-14· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. RoviaroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-05-15· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. CameronMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-01-27· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. CorreiaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-06-21· cited 4×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. GianninoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-01-07· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-10-30· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. GormanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-10-30· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. MullinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-12· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BoosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-02-26· cited 8×
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