Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/25/2017
Commonwealth v. Perez
Citations
- 477 Mass. 677
- 80 N.E.3d 967
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- holding that Massachusetts constitution requires Miller- hearing before imposing aggregate sentence exceeding the sentence that a juvenile would receive for murder
- holding that Massachusetts constitution requires Miller- hearing before imposing aggregate sentence exceeding the sentence that a juvenile would receive for murder
- holding that Massachusetts constitution requires Miller- hearing before imposing aggregate sentence exceeding the sentence that a juvenile would receive for murder
- holding, under cognate state constitutional provision, that sentencing court must hold hearing on incorrigibility before sentencing juvenile offender to sentence where eligibility for parole would be later than eligibility as a result of murder conviction
- discussing applicability of Diatchenko I's reasoning to first prong of tripartite framework
- because sentence in that case was disproportionate under first two prongs of tripartite analysis, court \need not discuss the third prong\
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Judges: Gants, Lenk, Hines, Gaziano, Lowy, Bltdd, Cypher
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20 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-09-14· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-05-14· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. FernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-08-24· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. LaPlanteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-06-06· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. PlasseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-01-10· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. WimerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-06-21· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. LutskovMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-09-14· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. WigginsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-09-06· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. BaezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-08-23· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. LindbergMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-01-10· cited 1×
- State v. KelliherSupreme Court of North Carolina· 2022-06-17
- Commonwealth v. MontanezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-08-22
- Commonwealth v. NgMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-02-08
- Commonwealth v. MattisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-01-11
- Commonwealth v. McDermottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-01-25
- Commonwealth v. Sajid S., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-07-09
- Commonwealth v. Yasir Y., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-08-05
- Commonwealth v. Philip ChismMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-02-25
- COMMONWEALTH v. RAJIV R., a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-04-15
- Berry v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2026-03-12
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 2012-06-25· cited 6,816×
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court· 2005-03-01· cited 3,523×
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court· 2010-05-17· cited 3,477×
- Kennedy v. LouisianaSupreme Court· 2008-06-25· cited 620×
- L.L., a juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-12-05· cited 587×
- Diatchenko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-12-24· cited 159×
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-03-15· cited 150×
- Commonwealth v. SanchezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-11· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-08-20· cited 88×
- Diatchenko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District Commonwealth v. RoberioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-03-23· cited 74×
- Cepulonis v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-10-08· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. MogelinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-12-23· cited 43×
- Duquette v. Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 2007-01-19· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. LucretMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-07-30· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-10-25· cited 3×
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