Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/22/2013
Commonwealth v. Rosario
Citations
- 83 Mass. App. Ct. 640
- 988 N.E.2d 456
- 2013 WL 2171940
- 2013 Mass. App. LEXIS 86
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- evidence sufficient to show specific intent where \conduct at issue reasonably could be viewed as an attempt to interfere with a witness's testimony\
- evidence of long-standing hostility between defendant and victim does not preclude inference of intent to intimidate; defendant may have acted out of general hostility and, at same time, intended to intimidate victim as witness
- evidence of long-standing hostility between defendant and victim does not preclude inference of intent to intimidate; defendant may have acted out of general hostility and, at same time, intended to intimidate victim as witness
- although defendant may have threatened witness as a result of longstanding animosity, this would not preclude inference that defendant also intended to intimidate witness through his acts
- jury could infer defendant expected victim to testify in prospective court proceedings
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Judges: Hanlon, Vuono
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5 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-02-20· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-06· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. JoyceMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-11-26· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. RosarioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-07-16· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. Dewane M. Tse.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-11-20
Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. BeckettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-09-14· cited 151×
- Commonwealth v. LaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-03-31· cited 133×
- Commonwealth v. ClaryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-29· cited 114×
- Commonwealth v. MerolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-08· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. PopeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-02-08· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. CroftMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-11-28· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-09-23· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-25· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. McCrearyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-11-24· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. EramoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-30· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. PagelsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-07-26· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. LauzierMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-01-22· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. RileyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-02-23· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. Cathy C.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-09-08· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. DrumgooleMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-04-10· cited 5×
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