Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 10/29/1981
Commonwealth v. Smith
Citations
- 427 N.E.2d 739
- 384 Mass. 519
- 1981 Mass. LEXIS 1464
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “We will enforce a prosecutor’s promise where the defendant has reasonably relied on that promise to his detriment”
- “defendant’s appeal from his conviction should, when possible, be combined for review with his appeal from the denial of any motion for a new trial”
- “A defendant has no right to insist that the prosecutor participate in plea bargaining.”
- even where no contract exists, principles of fundamental fairness must be considered
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch
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29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Dickerson v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-02-12· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-03-20· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. FanelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-04-21· cited 63×
- In Re Adoption of UlrichMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-01-09· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. PrestonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-11-15· cited 40×
- Jerome Byrd v. Greg SkipperSixth Circuit· 2019-10-08· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. SouzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-23· cited 31×
- Reed v. BeckaCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1999-01-18· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. HillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-11-12· cited 25×
- Doe v. District Attorney for the Plymouth DistrictMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-01-03· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. O'BRIENMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-01-25· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-02-16· cited 12×
- Cope v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 1983-02-16· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-11-15· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. Lewin (No. 3)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-23· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-08-11· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. MontgomeryMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-12-05· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-12-02· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. DoeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-06-10· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. SouzaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-05-09· cited 5×
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1971-12-20· cited 5,257×
- Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court· 1977-02-22· cited 1,807×
- Ralph Henry Cooper v. United StatesFourth Circuit· 1979-03-05· cited 185×
- Commonwealth v. DickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-06-20· cited 148×
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Raymond Scotland and St. Clair Springette. Appeal of St. Clair SpringetteThird Circuit· 1980-02-06· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. BentonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-12-02· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-08-15· cited 49×
- United States v. Thomas Daniel BambulasTenth Circuit· 1978-02-23· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. TirrellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-02-11· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. SpannMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-12· cited 31×
- Blaikie v. District Attorney for the Suffolk DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-06· cited 25×
- People v. BarnettCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1980-12-19· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. BalliroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-07-02· cited 12×
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