Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/17/1987
Commonwealth v. Silva
Citations
- 516 N.E.2d 161
- 401 Mass. 318
- 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1534
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- proper to ask defendant if he knew he could subpoena documents to corroborate claim that witness “wanted to get him”
- phrases “I submit” and “I suggest” not improper testimonial interpretation but permissible rhetorical device to urge jury to draw inferences from evidence
- witness permitted to refresh his recollection by utilizing transcripts of his grand jury testimony
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Judges: Wilkins, Abrams, Lynch, O'Connor
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29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-01-24· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-14· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. SimpsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-13· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. PingaroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-12-15· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. DancyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-09-02· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-08-23· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. MitchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-02-09· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. De La CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-03· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. ColantonioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-08-29· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-07-16· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-10-19· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. Nadal-GinardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-01-02· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. PizzottiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-05-25· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. CartagenaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-02-14· cited 9×
- Germain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 2001-04-10· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. IvyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-09-16· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. Alisha A.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-10-28· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. BroomheadMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-10-13· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. SavageauMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-04-23· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. Ortiz-SotoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-07-12· cited 6×
Cites
36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-24· cited 348×
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-01-29· cited 315×
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1944-06-05· cited 283×
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-02-12· cited 232×
- Paul A. Gorin v. United States of America, Henry Grillo v. United States of America, Saul Glassman v. United StatesFirst Circuit· 1963-02-20· cited 188×
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-06-09· cited 161×
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-16· cited 157×
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-02-03· cited 152×
- McCone v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-11-07· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-12-12· cited 103×
- Commonwealth v. McDuffeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-12-13· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. DraytonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-04-30· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. BoransMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-09-04· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. BourgeoisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-05-16· cited 66×
- United States v. Anita AbramsFifth Circuit· 1978-02-24· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. ElderMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-07-22· cited 57×
- Yarbrough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1981-05-20· cited 52×
- People v. ClementeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1954-12-21· cited 44×
- United States v. Bruce BellEighth Circuit· 1981-06-30· cited 43×
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