Massachusetts Appeals Court· 8/1/1989
Commonwealth v. Tavares
Citations
- 541 N.E.2d 578
- 27 Mass. App. Ct. 637
- 1989 Mass. App. LEXIS 475
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- affirming conviction of aggravated rape where victim suffered injuries not significantly more serious than these
- semen, piece of twig, and dirt found in victim’s vagina was sufficient evidence to find penetration beyond reasonable doubt
- “Semen, a piece of twig, and dirt found in the victim’s vagina” was sufficient evidence to find penetration beyond reasonable doubt
- semen, twig, and dirt found in victim's vagina sufficient to 13 show penetration
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Judges: Brown, Dreben, Fine
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. VinnieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-08-12· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. FowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-13· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. JansenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-03-02· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. ScesnyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-07-14· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-05-22· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. AliMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-09-26· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. MoreschiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-05-17· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-01-22· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. GantMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-04-11· cited 6×
- Tavares v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-03-07· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-07-23· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. AhernMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-10-07
- Commonwealth v. KerriganMassachusetts Superior Court· 2011-01-20
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Superior Court· 2011-02-14
- Commonwealth v. St. HilaireMassachusetts Superior Court· 2011-07-14
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court· 1974-05-20· cited 1,945×
- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court· 1982-06-18· cited 1,581×
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-25· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. McGaheeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-01-24· cited 78×
- Commonwealth v. BryerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-07-10· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. LiebmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-31· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. United Food Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-04-11· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. JacobsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-04-22· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. PondMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-07-28· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. BobilinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-02-22· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. OwensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-06-20· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. BenjaminMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-02-12· cited 9×
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