Massachusetts Appeals Court· 11/3/1987
Commonwealth v. Pittman
Citations
- 514 N.E.2d 857
- 25 Mass. App. Ct. 25
- 1987 Mass. App. LEXIS 2263
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that some additional evidence beyond appearance must be produced where \proof of age is necessary to establish the offense\ and the person whose age is at issue is not overtly under or over the age limit set forth for the offense
- physical appearance may be considered as factor in discerning age, but judging age on physical appearance alone is not sufficient
- finder of fact may rely entirely on physical appearance to determine age only in cases involving “marked extremes of old age and youth”
- when proof of age is necessary to establish the offense and the record does not reflect that the person whose age must be proved falls into a marked extreme, there must be some evidence in addition to physical appearance
- \[p]hysical appearance may be considered as an element in judging age\
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Judges: Dreben, Kass, Fine
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- Commonwealth v. O'ConnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-11-20· cited 27×
- Jewell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1989-07-11· cited 25×
- Flynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska· 1993-03-12· cited 12×
- State v. WillardIdaho Court of Appeals· 1997-02-26· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. MontalvoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-09-14· cited 9×
- State in Interest of AnNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1993-05-24· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. LutskovMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-09-14· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. RockwoodMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-05-17· cited 5×
- State v. EspinozaIdaho Court of Appeals· 1999-12-14· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-12-04· cited 3×
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Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Michnik-Zilberman v. Gordon's Liquor, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-08-23· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. EmmonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1867-11-15· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. MillerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-08· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-04-25· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-05-12· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. DunneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-02-07· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. HollisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1898-02-28· cited 34×
- State v. LauritsenNebraska Supreme Court· 1978-01-25· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. HaraldstadMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-08-25· cited 25×
- The People v. GrizzleIllinois Supreme Court· 1942-11-18· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1895-01-01· cited 16×
- Burlington Package Liquors, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-03-13· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. NelsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-12-14· cited 4×
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