Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/26/2014
Commonwealth v. Scott
Citations
- 470 Mass. 320
- 21 N.E.3d 954
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- judge properly excluded evidence that named individuals bore ill will toward victim and had possible motive to kill him, where there was no evidence they had intent or opportunity to commit the indicted crime
- evidence that victim was raped and strangled, with significant injuries to head, skull, and face, supported jury’s guilty verdict of murder in first degree under theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty [as well as other two theories of murder]
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Judges: Botsford, Gants, Hines, Lenk, Spina
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
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- Commonwealth v. ScesnyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-07-14· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. BarryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-02-12· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. MattierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-05-13· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. ChukwueziMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-29· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. ConnorsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-03-11· cited 1×
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Cites
37 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court· 1984-06-11· cited 3,405×
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court· 1986-06-09· cited 2,651×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- United States v. SchefferSupreme Court· 1998-03-31· cited 1,617×
- Holmes v. South CarolinaSupreme Court· 2006-05-01· cited 1,409×
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 300×
- Commonwealth v. Silva-SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-05-15· cited 137×
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-25· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. HaywoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-04-05· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-12-21· cited 110×
- Commonwealth v. RosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-02-09· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. CooperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1928-09-12· cited 99×
- Commonwealth v. MandevilleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-03· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. KeizerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-02-07· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-08-20· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-03-20· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. Pytou HeangMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-02-15· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-01-02· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. MosbyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-12-12· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-12-12· cited 63×
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