Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/22/2012
Commonwealth v. Scott
Citations
- 463 Mass. 561
- 977 N.E.2d 490
- 2012 Mass. LEXIS 981
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[B]y requiring a prosecutor to provide an explanation for making a peremptory challenge, a judge may have implicitly found that a defendant has made a prima facie showing that challenge was improper”
- finding of no pattern of discriminatory challenges within judge’s discretion
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Judges: Duffly
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. VargasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-08-30· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-06-20· cited 43×
- Scott v. GelbFirst Circuit· 2016-01-13· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. IssaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-07-18· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. LopesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-09-08· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. RobertsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-08-31· cited 13×
- COMMONWEALTH v. ELIAS SANCHEZ.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-01-24· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. PovezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-12-31· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. LopesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-01-10
- Commonwealth v. Erin Kipeum LeeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2024-09-23
- Commonwealth v. Corey Buchannon.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-01-28
Cites
31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-08· cited 576×
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-01-15· cited 357×
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-24· cited 348×
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-22· cited 156×
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-01-13· cited 132×
- Commonwealth v. KaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-30· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-04-07· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-06-13· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-02-02· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. BarrosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-28· cited 65×
- Commonwealth v. GarreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-03-29· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. MaldonadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-05-23· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. BraleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-06-12· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-08-19· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. NievesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-06-21· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. EspadaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-02-20· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. BurnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-11-10· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-01-03· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. AuclairMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-05-26· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. StroynyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-01-18· cited 40×
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