Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/11/2015
Commonwealth v. Silva
Citations
- 471 Mass. 610
- 31 N.E.3d 1092
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[W]hat matters is only that there be proof of . . . the defendant’s knowing participation in some manner in the commission of the offense.”
- involuntary manslaughter instruction not warranted where defendant and coventurer severely beat victim, knocked him down, kicked him, and stomped on his chest causing victim's eyes to \bug out\
- involuntary manslaughter instruction not warranted where defendant and coventurer severely beat victim, knocking him down, kicking him, and stomping on his chest causing victim's eyes to \bug out\
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Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Hines
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
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- Commonwealth v. MillerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-08-17· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. CassinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-04-08· cited 11×
- A.P. v. M.T.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-09-01
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Cites
23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court· 1979-05-14· cited 11,438×
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court· 1978-06-26· cited 8,679×
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court· 1987-06-01· cited 6,491×
- Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of BurlingtonSupreme Court· 2012-04-02· cited 697×
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-08-03· cited 170×
- Commonwealth v. MontanezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-30· cited 161×
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-29· cited 139×
- Commonwealth v. BloodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-05-20· cited 128×
- Kight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1987-07-09· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. VizcarrondoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-07· cited 59×
- State v. NeelyNebraska Supreme Court· 1990-11-02· cited 44×
- Cacicio v. Secretary of Public SafetyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-29· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. VizcarrondoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-05· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. BlyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-03-07· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. JessupMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-04-08· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. GuabaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-11· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. RosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-05-20· cited 31×
- State v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia· 1999-06-01· cited 26×
- In re Grand Jury SubpoenaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-09-11· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. SelbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-11-21· cited 22×
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