Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/9/1996
Commonwealth v. Purcell
Citations
- 423 Mass. 880
- 673 N.E.2d 53
- 1996 Mass. LEXIS 325
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- “Where ... the jury were warranted in inferring that the defendant knew of the victim’s state of mind, evidence of the victim’s statement was admissible ... to show both the victim’s state of mind and the defendant’s motive to kill her”
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Judges: Wilkins
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. SilanskasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-04-13· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. MaynardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-04-25· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-04-10· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. RobyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-06-04· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-07-16· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. GrantMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-04-27· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. MyersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-05-23· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. CastroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-11-21· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-05-09· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. RoseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-06-24· cited 3×
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-08-23· cited 155×
- Commonwealth v. HaywoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-04-05· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-31· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. LaVelleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-01-12· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. LoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-02-09· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. TrappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-11-13· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. ToddMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-05-13· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. VazquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-01-20· cited 13×
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