Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/11/2008
Commonwealth v. Smith
Citations
- 450 Mass. 395
- 879 N.E.2d 87
- 2008 Mass. LEXIS 11
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that prosecutor’s comment regarding government witnesses motives to lie “was a legitimate attempt to defend the credibility of these two witnesses”
- evidence of gang affiliation permitted on issues of motive and joint venture
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Judges: Botsford
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29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-08-03· cited 170×
- Commonwealth v. ShanleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-01-15· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. WardsworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-06-19· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-08-25· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. PruntyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-05-23· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. CaillotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-07-10· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. BurgosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-04-17· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-02-02· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. GrayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-11-15· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. FritzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-07-29· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. HelbergMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-11-18· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. MatosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-05-23· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. LeachMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-02-27· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. DouglasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-11-02· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. WallaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-07-06· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-06-29· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. ButlerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-11-04· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-10-21· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. RakesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-09-29
- Commonwealth v. AndreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2020-04-02
Cites
40 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court· 1959-06-15· cited 4,234×
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court· 1974-05-13· cited 3,922×
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court· 1991-04-01· cited 2,917×
- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.Supreme Court· 1994-04-19· cited 1,420×
- Johnson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 2005-06-13· cited 1,022×
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-08· cited 576×
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-03-21· cited 396×
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-24· cited 348×
- Commonwealth v. PeruzziMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-03-10· cited 188×
- Commonwealth v. SellonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-25· cited 167×
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-21· cited 142×
- Karen Frances ULANE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-AppellantSeventh Circuit· 1984-08-29· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-02-12· cited 101×
- Commonwealth v. ChavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-07-08· cited 88×
- Santiago v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-21· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-04-07· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-03· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-06-13· cited 77×
- Santiago v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-04-14· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. MarquettyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-11-18· cited 63×
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