Massachusetts Appeals Court· 8/17/1993
Commonwealth v. Sylvester
Citations
- 35 Mass. App. Ct. 906
- 617 N.E.2d 661
- 1993 Mass. App. LEXIS 821
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- firing \burst\ of four to five rounds, resulting in hit to victim's knee, supported inference of intended \mortal harm\
- testimony that defendant used handgun to fire four or five shots was sufficient to show that weapon was operable
- jury could infer assailant was using handgun because victim testified that defendant held small gun in his hand and he thought weapon in question was .25 caliber
- jury could infer \hand held weapon\ was firearm
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Cited by
11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. TennisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-12-12· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. DuranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-09-13· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. EvansMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-04-16· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. NievesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-06-13· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. JewettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-08-12· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. HollisterMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-11-17· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-10-08· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. DrapaniotisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-04-01· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. CornierMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-10-30
- Commonwealth v. MarramaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-08
- Commonwealth v. Luis GomezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2025-04-17
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. GabbidonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-07-10· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. AriasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-12-18· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. TuittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-01-31· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-12-09· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. McGannMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-05-15· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. PaivaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-08-25· cited 21×
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