Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/2/2008
Commonwealth v. Sherman
Citations
- 451 Mass. 332
- 885 N.E.2d 122
- 2008 Mass. LEXIS 239
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- discussing dismissal of guilty plea where defendant claimed his agreement to facts recited by prosecutor did not satisfy elements of crime
- discussing dismissal of guilty plea where defendant claimed his agreement to facts recited by prosecutor did not satisfy elements of crime
- admission he “forcibly raped” victim sufficient to satisfy missing element — sexual intercourse — based on common meaning of term
- admission he “forcibly raped” victim sufficient to satisfy missing element — sexual intercourse — based on common meaning of the term
- defendant not entitled to withdraw plea where deviation from rule 12 did no harm to him
- rape not merely legal term, but \act whose widely known common meaning implies sexual intercourse\
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Judges: Spina
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Cites
26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1969-06-02· cited 12,640×
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court· 1976-06-17· cited 1,382×
- Commonwealth v. GallantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-11-02· cited 125×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-15· cited 117×
- Commonwealth v. FosterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-06-09· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. HuotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-04-16· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. CatanzaroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-02-13· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-09· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. RussinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-09· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. QuinonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-03-01· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. CorreaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-22· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. NolanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-03-20· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. BoswellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-01-20· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. ColantoniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-02-05· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. HiskinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-04-09· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. BerriosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-11-20· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-04· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BrattmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-09-30· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. MottolaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-12-09· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. ClericoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-10-08· cited 14×
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