Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/26/1994
Commonwealth v. Rodriquez
Citations
- 633 N.E.2d 1039
- 418 Mass. 1
- 58 A.L.R. 5th 957
- 1994 Mass. LEXIS 301
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- error not to allow defendant claiming self defense in fatal stabbing of her boyfriend to introduce 209A order she obtained to demonstrate previous acts of abuse by victim
- evidence of specific recent violent acts by victim directed at defendant
- “There can be no bright line: in one circumstance, an act two weeks earlier might be too remote, while in another, an act two years before may not. That is why the matter is left to the sound discretion of the judge”
- “[W]here the claim of self-defense is in issue, and there is evidence of a pattern of abuse of the defendant by the victim, expert testimony on common patterns in abusive relationships and the typical emotional and behavioral responses of persons who are battered may be admissible”
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Lynch, O'Connor
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. AdjutantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-03-14· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-04-13· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. GoetzendannerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-05-20· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. AnestalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-11-06· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. KosilekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-08-08· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. CrawfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-02-25· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. RichardsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-03-05· cited 21×
- R. H. v. B. F.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-08-04· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. ForemanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-09-11· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. FortiniMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-04-08· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. KartellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-06-30· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. HallMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-07-01· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. PhachansiriMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-01-30· cited 4×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 175×
- Commonwealth v. MamayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-15· cited 104×
- Commonwealth v. DockhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-21· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. MosbyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-12-12· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. FontesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-02-12· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. LazarovichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-06-24· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. PidgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-01· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. ReedMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-04-20· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. DohertyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-03-13· cited 5×
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