Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/11/1974
Commonwealth v. Roy
Citations
- 307 N.E.2d 851
- 2 Mass. App. Ct. 14
- 1974 Mass. App. LEXIS 597
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- informing defendant of possible punishment prior to waiver of rights is not essential to make waiver knowing and intelligent
- informing defendant of possible punishment prior to waiver of rights is not essential to make waiver knowing and intelligent
- defendant who lit apartment curtains on fire after fighting with roommate, resulting in fire, guilty of arson
- member of arson squad competent to give expert opinion as to cause of fire
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Judges: Hale, Rose, Grant, Armstrong
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32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-08· cited 150×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-12-30· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. HoseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-09-09· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. HooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-05-23· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. TaborMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-12-13· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-23· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-01-16· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. UnderwoodMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-10-20· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1978-11-27· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. TisserandMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1977-06-02· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. HowardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-07-23· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. CollinsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-01-08· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-04-23· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. DoyleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-01-23· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. PfeifferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-05-01· cited 12×
- Charles H. Roy v. Frank A. HallFirst Circuit· 1975-08-11· cited 8×
- Cronin v. McCarthyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-06-25· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. BlackMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-08-03· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-05-18· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. HaglundMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1976-12-03· cited 6×
Cites
31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 58,288×
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1967-03-27· cited 23,069×
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court· 1972-01-12· cited 1,930×
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court· 1962-04-30· cited 1,897×
- Milton v. WainwrightSupreme Court· 1972-06-22· cited 824×
- United States v. Winston Valdemar SpringerSeventh Circuit· 1972-05-25· cited 163×
- Sheilah C. Hicks v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1967-07-07· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. McKennaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-02-05· cited 107×
- Carl D. Pettyjohn v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1969-11-19· cited 104×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-12-14· cited 104×
- Commonwealth v. BellinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1947-01-08· cited 91×
- Emanuel Pea, Jr. v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1968-06-19· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-11-02· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. CapalboMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1941-02-25· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. CainMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-02-24· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. BanuchiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1957-04-05· cited 51×
- United States v. Jusse J. StuckeyThird Circuit· 1971-05-04· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. MasskowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-12-01· cited 46×
- Louise Caroline Nursing Home, Inc. v. Dix Construction Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-07-13· cited 40×
- United States v. Charles David WatsonFifth Circuit· 1972-11-22· cited 32×
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