Massachusetts Appeals Court· 8/8/1991
Commonwealth v. Pena
Citations
- 575 N.E.2d 774
- 31 Mass. App. Ct. 201
- 1991 Mass. App. LEXIS 576
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- in reviewing denial of motion for new trial, evidentiary hearing ordered so Commonwealth would have opportunity to produce evidence to justify warrantless search, where counsel’s failure to file motion to suppress not reasonable
- “failure of counsel to litigate a viable claim of illegal search and seizure is a denial of the defendant’s Federal and State constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel”
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Judges: Smith, Fine, Porada
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. ComitaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-02-19· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-04-27· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. McWilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-02-12· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. FletcherMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-07-27· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. HarkessMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-12-16· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. HernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-04-05· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. JohnstonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-11-14· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. MarreroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-10-20· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-05-14· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. DiPietroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-12-21· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. PimentelMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-03-02· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-11-22· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. SegoviaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-11-07· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. RosenthalMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-10-03· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. DuplakMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-04-09
Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 37,942×
- California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court· 1991-04-23· cited 3,670×
- Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court· 1986-06-26· cited 3,502×
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court· 1967-05-29· cited 3,217×
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-30· cited 1,208×
- Commonwealth v. ThibeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-12-17· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. ConceicaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-02-28· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. WrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-04-19· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. AmendolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-02-08· cited 91×
- Commonwealth v. HodgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-07· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-03-13· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. LykusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-11-20· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. BattleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-06-12· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. LanoueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-12-20· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. DiSantoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-11-15· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. O'LaughlinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-04-28· cited 13×
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