Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/5/1987
Commonwealth v. Thomas
Citations
- 503 N.E.2d 456
- 399 Mass. 165
- 1987 Mass. LEXIS 1120
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- motion judge’s discretion to determine credibility of affidavit, especially if judge also presided at trial
- judge deciding posttrial motion has discretion to determine credibility of witness’s affidavit, especially if judge also presided at trial
- motion judge has discretion to determine credibility of affidavit, especially if judge also presided at trial
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Abrams, Lynch, O'Connor
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26 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. VanderpoolNebraska Supreme Court· 2013-06-21· cited 156×
- Commonwealth v. MamayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-15· cited 104×
- Commonwealth v. GoodreauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-08-12· cited 93×
- Fogarty v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-11-16· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-04-01· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. RidgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-11-10· cited 37×
- Commonwealth v. RzepphiewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-14· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. DuboisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-31· cited 35×
- People v. KennyColorado Court of Appeals· 2001-01-25· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-11-19· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. RileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-04-15· cited 21×
- People v. KieserNew York Court of Appeals· 1992-03-31· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. ThibeaultMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-07-06· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. MelchionnoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-08-22· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. ElamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-05-07· cited 10×
- People v. Chin Min FooNew York Supreme Court· 1989-08-01· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. BowieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-11-18· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. DuestMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-06-27· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. DiPietroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-12-21· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. GarvinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-05-14· cited 9×
Cites
19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-30· cited 1,208×
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-04-15· cited 371×
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-07-21· cited 275×
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-10-13· cited 166×
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-12-07· cited 147×
- People v. FelderNew York Court of Appeals· 1979-06-07· cited 145×
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-10· cited 120×
- Commonwealth v. DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-01-11· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-04· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-08-03· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. SharpeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-03-01· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. StreetMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-03· cited 42×
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas· 1979-02-24· cited 40×
- United States v. Robert BradfordSecond Circuit· 1956-11-05· cited 38×
- People v. BrewerMichigan Court of Appeals· 1979-03-06· cited 26×
- Wilson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado· 1982-10-12· cited 23×
- Commonwealth v. BaranMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-03-27· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. StirkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-28· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. StirkMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-06-30· cited 9×
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