Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/3/2017
Commonwealth v. Peterson
Citations
- 476 Mass. 163
- 65 N.E.3d 1166
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- \we do not adhere ... to a literal reading of a statute if doing so would yield an 'absurd' or 'illogical' result\ [citation omitted]
- where resort to legislative history is appropriate, courts may consider and give weight to Governor's sponsoring statement
- “we do not adhere blindly to a literal reading of a statute if doing so would yield an ‘absurd’ or ‘illogical’ result”
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Judges: Gants, Botsford, Lenk, Hines, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd
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- Tom Brakke and Rhonda Brakke D/B/A/ Pine Ridge Hunting Lodge, and McBra, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa Natural Resource CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa· 2017-06-16· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. MorganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-04-18· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. Wilbur W., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-04-25· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-05-28· cited 3×
- Finn v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-08-13· cited 2×
- IN THE MATTER OF PEDRO HERNANDEZ.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-11-10· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. MuckleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-10-06
- Amended August 22, 2017 Tom Brakke and Rhonda Brakke D/B/A/ Pine Ridge Hunting Lodge, and McBra, Inc. Vs. Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa Natural Resource CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa· 2017-06-16
- Cuticchia v. Town of AndoverMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-04-03
- Commonwealth v. NewberryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-09-18
- Commonwealth v. MattaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-10-21
- Commonwealth v. J.F.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-05-05
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Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-03-15· cited 150×
- Attorney General v. School Committee of EssexMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-08-31· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. RoucouletMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-11-06· cited 60×
- State v. IvorySupreme Court of New Jersey· 1991-07-11· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-12-24· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. AlvarezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-24· cited 49×
- Thurdin v. SEI Boston, LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-10-24· cited 49×
- Water Department of Fairhaven v. Department of Environmental ProtectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-01-14· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. RahimMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-03-22· cited 35×
- United States v. CoatesS.D. New York· 1990-05-11· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. KnapMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-05-29· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. ParentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-06-10· cited 26×
- Sheehan v. WeaverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-04-10· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. BellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-21· cited 19×
- State v. BarnesSupreme Court of Kansas· 2003-03-07· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. PerellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-02-01· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. BradleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-11-21· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. LabitueMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-07-07· cited 10×
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