Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/1/2019
Commonwealth v. Pfeiffer
Citations
- 121 N.E.3d 1130
- 482 Mass. 110
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- discussing Keats v. State, 64 P.3d 104, 107 (Wyo. 2003) (holding that arson is a specific-intent crime because it requires a malicious burning with intent to destroy or damage an occupied structure), and Holbrook v. State, 772 A.2d 1240, 1248 (Md. 2001
- \Few areas of criminal law pose more difficulty than the proper definition of the mens rea required for any particular crime\ [citation omitted]
- specific intent crimes require proof that defendant not only consciously intended to take certain actions, but also consciously intended certain consequences
- jury instruction on specific intent was error, but it skewed in favor of defendant
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Budd, Cypher, Gants, Gaziano, Kafker, Lenk, Lowy
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- COMMONWEALTH v. JEAN LAHENS.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2021-10-01· cited 7×
- COMMONWEALTH v. TIMOTHY M. LAVIN (and ten companion cases ).Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-06-23· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. HindsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2021-04-20
- STATE VS. DIST. CT. (RADONSKI, (DAVID))Nevada Supreme Court· 2020-04-30
- Commonwealth v. Qasim Q., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-04-06
- Commonwealth v. SchoenerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-04-18
- Commonwealth v. McgillivaryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2023-04-19
- Commonwealth v. PfeifferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2023-07-17
- COMMONWEALTH v. RICHARD M. CORBETT.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-07-08
- Commonwealth v. Jason EstabrookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-08-25
Cites
62 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court· 2000-06-26· cited 28,372×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- United States v. BaileySupreme Court· 1980-01-21· cited 1,333×
- People v. NowackMichigan Supreme Court· 2000-07-11· cited 817×
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-03-21· cited 396×
- People v. AtkinsCalifornia Supreme Court· 2001-03-12· cited 195×
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-01-23· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-17· cited 183×
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-24· cited 178×
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-14· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. LeFaveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-08-18· cited 138×
- Commonwealth v. PeasleeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1901-01-01· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-03-06· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. GunterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-14· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-12· cited 105×
- Linehan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1985-08-29· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. McGovernMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-07-09· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. LevesqueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-03-29· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. PillaiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-14· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. NiziolekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-05-02· cited 63×
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