Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/9/1999
Commonwealth v. Scott
Citations
- 430 Mass. 351
- 718 N.E.2d 1248
- 1999 Mass. LEXIS 674
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- listing the factors to be considered in determining whether a statement was voluntary
- \The defendant's concern for his sister is not enough to tip the balance where all other factors indicate that the defendant made his statement voluntarily\
- “The determination of the weight and credibility of the testimony is the function and responsibility of the judge who saw and heard the witnesses, and not of this court” [citations omitted]
- decision not to credit defendant's testimony is well within judge's discretion
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Judges: Abrams
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22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. DegroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-17· cited 107×
- Commonwealth v. TevlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-01-30· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. DurandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-08-19· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. Vuthy SengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-04-23· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. EspadaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-02-20· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. HortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-08-14· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. SmileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-12· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. MonroeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-08-19· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. GallettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-03-20· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-21· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. HammondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-07-21· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-04· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. CaseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-03· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. McGrathMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-03-24· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. ByrdMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-09-26· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-12-10· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. LoraMassachusetts Superior Court· 2003-09-12· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. RichardsMassachusetts Superior Court· 2007-06-20
- Commonwealth v. BingMassachusetts Superior Court· 2008-07-02
- Commonwealth v. OcasioMassachusetts Superior Court· 2010-06-29
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-02-22· cited 194×
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-03· cited 177×
- Commonwealth v. SelbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-26· cited 128×
- Commonwealth v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-04-07· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. RuddockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-02· cited 59×
- United States v. Edwin R. SalovitzSecond Circuit· 1983-02-16· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-08-13· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-11-10· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. MattsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-29· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. HarmonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-06-18· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. PlantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-06· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. BergMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-08-24· cited 14×
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