Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/23/2011
Commonwealth v. Sanford
Citations
- 460 Mass. 441
- 951 N.E.2d 922
- 2011 Mass. LEXIS 718
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- observing that defendant’s right to remedial action for Commonwealth’s loss or destruction of potentially exculpatory evidence stems from “defendant’s due process right to a fair trial”
- observing that defendant’s right to remedial action for Commonwealth’s loss or destruction of potentially exculpatory evidence stems from “defendant’s due process right to a fair trial”
- remanding for evidentiary hearing on \the likely exculpatory nature of the unobserved first test firing or the [Commonwealth's] level of culpability\
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Judges: Duffly
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- Commonwealth v. SeinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-05-08· cited 25×
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- Commonwealth v. RestoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-04-20
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Cites
17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court· 1989-01-23· cited 3,366×
- United States v. Leslie RobertsFirst Circuit· 1992-10-26· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. Lam Hue ToMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-02-29· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. WillieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-09· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. NealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-05-21· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. HendersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-12-05· cited 59×
- State v. MichenerCourt of Appeals of Oregon· 1976-06-01· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. CharlesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-03-06· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. BartholomewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1950-07-05· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. SampsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-06-22· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-01-08· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. CintronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-03-06· cited 24×
- United States v. PollockD. Massachusetts· 1976-08-06· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. DinkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-22· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. FrithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-12-09· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. CarneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-12-08· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-05-21· cited 12×
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