Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/13/1980
Commonwealth v. Rodriguez
Citations
- 405 N.E.2d 124
- 380 Mass. 643
- 1980 Mass. LEXIS 1144
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that a defendant sustained Barker prejudice because the delay affected “his parole eligibility and [his] ineligibility for prison programs”
- the judge, although not required to do so, could rely on the facts alleged in the affidavits of the defendant
- trial judge’s conclusory statement that witnesses’ memories had probably dimmed was too speculative based on the record below
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. EdgerlyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-09-09· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. BalliroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-24· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. ChatmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-07-11· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-06-24· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. LutoffMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-09-15· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. JuddMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-12-17· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. PlantierMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-06-05· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. ButlerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-07-08· cited 5×
- State v. HintzeCourt of Appeals of Utah· 2022-10-14· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. John LaraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-10-03
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court· 1972-06-22· cited 12,108×
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court· 1971-12-20· cited 3,756×
- Moore v. ArizonaSupreme Court· 1973-11-05· cited 594×
- Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-03-25· cited 142×
- Commonwealth v. GoveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-11-13· cited 111×
- United States of America Ex Rel. Louis Von Cseh v. Edward M. Fay, Warden of Greenhaven State Prison, Stormville, New YorkSecond Circuit· 1963-02-18· cited 98×
- United States v. Carnie Simmons, A/K/A HaroldSecond Circuit· 1964-12-01· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. LookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-04· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. McGrathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-04-05· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. DabrieoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-08-03· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. HorneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-01-04· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. ThomasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-12-29· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. FieldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-11-03· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. HoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-01-06· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. BlaneyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1977-02-10· cited 10×
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