Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/4/1982
Commonwealth v. Sullivan
Citations
- 432 N.E.2d 684
- 385 Mass. 497
- 1982 Mass. LEXIS 1313
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “prejudicial constitutional error has occurred” when “defendant is unaware of the essential elements of the crime to which he is pleading”
- evidence presented by Commonwealth at trial provided sufficient factual basis for plea
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Judges: Hennessey, Liacos, Lynch, Nolan
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. RussinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-09· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. CorreaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-22· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. TennisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-12-12· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. BresciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-05-08· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. CowieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-02-13· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-05-02· cited 24×
- StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-01-09· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-06-06· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. NicholsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-05-02· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-06-14· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. BeginMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-03-06· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-11-13· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. JennerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-09-30· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. HilaireMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-06-11· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. PixleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-01-28· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. TurnerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-10-05· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-01-31· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-05-01· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. DawsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-01-21· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. ParadisoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-05-06· cited 3×
Cites
18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court· 1970-11-23· cited 9,465×
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1970-05-04· cited 7,191×
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court· 1976-06-17· cited 1,382×
- Smith v. O'GRADYSupreme Court· 1941-02-17· cited 586×
- Commonwealth v. MorrowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-05-11· cited 131×
- Claude Francis Roddy, Jr. v. Harold E. Black, SuperintendentSixth Circuit· 1975-05-27· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. SoarisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-04-06· cited 83×
- Earl v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-06-06· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. HuotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-04-16· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. McGuirkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-09-08· cited 64×
- Osborne v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. LeventhalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-03-05· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. SoffenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-06· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. StoutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1969-06-23· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. PenroseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-06-01· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. SwiftMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-10· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. EisenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-02-26· cited 15×
- Richard v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-01-14· cited 9×
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