Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/9/1976
Commonwealth v. Simpson
Citations
- 345 N.E.2d 899
- 370 Mass. 119
- 1976 Mass. LEXIS 955
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- in order to invoke Fifth Amendment privilege, witness must take stand and assert privilege as to specific questions
- confederate’s plea of guilty to second degree murder did not warrant reduction of defendant’s conviction of first degree murder
- Superior Court had not followed statutory procedures for immunity order
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Judges: Hennessey, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins
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53 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-11-01· cited 209×
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-18· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-17· cited 183×
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-10-13· cited 166×
- Commonwealth v. St. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-30· cited 143×
- Simpson v. MatesanzFirst Circuit· 1999-05-10· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. GilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-11-06· cited 87×
- Furtado v. FurtadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-14· cited 84×
- Commonwealth v. CliffordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-01-27· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. MavredakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-07· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. BestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-09-05· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-04· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-09-05· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. HooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-05-23· cited 65×
- Petitions of the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-02-23· cited 63×
- Commonwealth v. MacKenzieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-08-21· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. PodlaskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-02-21· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. CobbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-01· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. PisaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-05-16· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. VacherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-08-19· cited 48×
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1949-03-28· cited 1,293×
- Goldstein v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1942-04-27· cited 228×
- United States v. Clarence E. BraaschSeventh Circuit· 1974-10-23· cited 165×
- United States v. Irie E. Leonard, United States of America v. James L. SarvisD.C. Circuit· 1974-01-31· cited 150×
- James H. Ellis, Jr. v. United States of America, Alfred M. Watkins v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1969-04-30· cited 121×
- Commonwealth v. FlynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-09-13· cited 111×
- Commonwealth v. DominicoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1974-01-31· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-13· cited 67×
- Refrigeration Discount Corp. v. CatinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1953-05-27· cited 53×
- Marion C. Bowman v. United StatesNinth Circuit· 1965-10-12· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. RogersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-01-04· cited 39×
- Warner v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1923-06-05· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. LamoureuxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-01-29· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-04-03· cited 32×
- United States v. Moses LewisThird Circuit· 1972-03-07· cited 26×
- United States v. William Maurice Foster, Jr. And Terry Lee McCreadySeventh Circuit· 1973-10-31· cited 24×
- Grand Jurors for Middlesex County for the Year 1974 v. WallaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-03-05· cited 18×
- Adrian Garcia Lopez v. John C. BurkeSeventh Circuit· 1969-07-25· cited 14×
- United States v. L. A. DowdyFifth Circuit· 1973-11-12· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. FunaiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1888-05-03· cited 8×
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