Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/6/1984
Commonwealth v. Shuman
Citations
- 462 N.E.2d 80
- 391 Mass. 345
- 1984 Mass. LEXIS 1390
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- describing entrapment evidence proffered by defendant by pretrial motion to dismiss
- requiring “coercion, violence or brutality” or “persistent exploitation of personal weakness”
- requiring “coercion, violence or brutality” or “persistent exploitation of personal weakness”
- “We have never recognized entrapment as a ground for a motion to dismiss”; the issue of entrapment may be raised at trial only
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. NadwornyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-12-11· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. SaletinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-08-10· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-09-17· cited 29×
- Luna v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1992-04-08· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. TraceyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-12-13· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. MonteagudoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-19· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. MadiganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-08-13· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-09-19· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. LaBonteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-12-22· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. CareyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-08-22· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. CurcioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-01-09· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. McMillerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-10-17· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. RemedorMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-10-03· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. KoulourisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-12-14· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-01-12· cited 10×
- eVineyard Retail Sales-Massachusetts, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-18· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. LawrenceMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-07-26· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. PodgurskiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-01-24· cited 6×
- Fran's Lunch, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-10-22· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. LenahanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-10-05· cited 4×
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court· 1973-04-24· cited 2,012×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1976-04-27· cited 910×
- United States v. William Christopher Twigg, Iii, United States of America v. Henry Alfred NevilleThird Circuit· 1978-11-17· cited 350×
- Commonwealth v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-07-09· cited 115×
- United States v. Harrison A. Williams, Jr. And Alexander FeinbergSecond Circuit· 1983-04-05· cited 113×
- United States v. Francis William GroesselFifth Circuit· 1971-06-21· cited 104×
- Lawrence R. Kadis v. United StatesFirst Circuit· 1967-02-27· cited 99×
- Commonwealth v. HarvardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-12-03· cited 98×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1895-04-06· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. MillerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-04-24· cited 84×
- United States v. Richard KellyD.C. Circuit· 1983-05-10· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. NelsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-04-28· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-01-29· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. DunphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-07· cited 34×
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