Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/14/2016
Commonwealth v. Sylvain
Citations
- 473 Mass. 832
- 46 N.E.3d 551
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that rule on motions for postconviction relief contemplates resolution by affidavits in some circumstances
- substantial deference owed to judge assessing credibility of affidavits supporting motion to withdraw guilty plea
- same under art. 12 of Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Boisford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines
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23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. LysMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-11-19· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. GrassieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-01-06· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. SylvesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-11-09· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-06-16· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. MercadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-04-06· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. AntoneMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-01-04· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-06-05· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. LysMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-06-28
- Commonwealth v. MercadoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-10-27
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-10-31
- Commonwealth v. CallanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-12-04
- Commonwealth v. ThorntonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-12-28
- Commonwealth v. DiasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-03-07
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-05-11
- Commonwealth v. GoldingMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-06-06
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-07-11
- Commonwealth v. MohammedMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-01-03
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County· 2017-01-06
- Commonwealth v. WattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-01-11
- Commonwealth v. Steve S., a juvenileMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2024-01-19
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court· 1985-11-18· cited 11,299×
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-04-15· cited 371×
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-04-01· cited 164×
- Commonwealth v. ClarkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-06-17· cited 115×
- Commonwealth v. DeJesusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-05-19· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. FurrMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-06-12· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. LavrinenkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-10-05· cited 70×
- Commonwealth v. SylvainMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-09-13· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. GrantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-02-06· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. PingaroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-12-15· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-09-06· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. CogginsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-07-21· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. GrantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-08-18· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. M.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-03-18· cited 6×
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