Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/3/1997
Commonwealth v. Taylor
Citations
- 426 Mass. 189
- 687 N.E.2d 631
- 1997 Mass. LEXIS 405
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- discordant relationship between defendant and victims relevant to issue of malice by suggesting possible motive for murders
- defendant’s statements to sister present at police station for purposes of comfort and support voluntarily made
- sufficient evidence that defendant “deliberately set fire with specific intent to murder his parents” where, among other things, defendant put gasoline he bought in portable canister one day before fire
- possible motive for crime contributed to probable cause justifying search warrant
- canine tracking evidence properly admitted where appropriate foundation established its reliability
- evidence of canine alert to accelerant admissible with corroborating laboratory tests
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Judges: Greaney
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. GentileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-08-20· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. AugustineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-08-18· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-09-28· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. OvermyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-07-09· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. CrouseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-10-23· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. CruzadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-08-10· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. HillMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-07-26· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. CarlsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-03-12· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. ParkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-12-07· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. BruneauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-08-27· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-10-21· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. Michael DiazMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-08-29
Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-09· cited 300×
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-10· cited 120×
- Commonwealth v. NealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-05-21· cited 88×
- Commonwealth v. GilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-11-06· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-07-23· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. CorriveauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-12-11· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. CallahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-02-08· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-07-01· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. HunterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-01-26· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. RichenburgMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-01-28· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. QuallsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-06-06· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. CyrMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-05-27· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. LaPlanteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-11-16· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. Jean-CharlesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-12-10· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. VorisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-04-07· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-07-14· cited 3×
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