Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/17/1989
Commonwealth v. Smith
Citations
- 532 N.E.2d 1207
- 404 Mass. 1
- 1989 Mass. LEXIS 20
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- proper for prosecutor to “make a fair response to an attack on the credibility of a government witness”
- prosecutor entitled to make fair reply to defendant's closing argument
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Judges: Hennessey, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-01-03· cited 215×
- Commonwealth v. ChavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-07-08· cited 88×
- Brewer v. Marshall, SheriffFirst Circuit· 1997-07-21· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. PayneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-02-17· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-02-02· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. HardyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-09· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. CassidyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-16· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. LowderMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-07-10· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. OppenheimMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-09-24· cited 17×
- Poretta v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-04-10· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. ChambersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-08-29· cited 10×
- Donavan v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-10-21· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. AwadMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-06-16· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. RandallMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-08-21· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. FlintMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-05-30· cited 6×
- Mercedes v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-10-12· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. TroilaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-20· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. WhitmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-10-26
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-10-12
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-04-12
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court· 1982-05-24· cited 2,097×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-08· cited 576×
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-24· cited 348×
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 300×
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-08-23· cited 155×
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-25· cited 141×
- Commonwealth v. EarltopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-03-21· cited 128×
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-11-29· cited 95×
- Commonwealth v. Lam Hue ToMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-02-29· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. LamriniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-09· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-08-06· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1961-03-07· cited 62×
- Gallinaro v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-01-03· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. GilmoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-04-23· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. LeoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-21· cited 16×
- Massachusetts v. SoaresSupreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. DeJesusMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-02-28· cited 5×
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