Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/10/1992
Commonwealth v. Titus
Citations
- 587 N.E.2d 800
- 32 Mass. App. Ct. 216
- 1992 Mass. App. LEXIS 241
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- physical force not necessary if the confinement may be accomplished by the display of potential or constructive force
- no substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice when judge told jury to “weigh” the absence of fresh complaint
- jury could reasonably infer penetration from Daughter’s repeated use of term “sex”
- close family relationship involving parent or stepparent of complainant
- complaint made two months after victim leaves the defendant’s control
- the “[ejssence [of kidnapping] is restraint, restraint of locomotion”
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Judges: Gillerman, Jacobs, John, Ronan, Smith
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. AllenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-05-22· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. FleuryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-16· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-11-20· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. LentMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-05-10· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-07-12· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-08-24· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-05-04· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. RidgeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-11-07· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. TraynorMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-06-06· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. DavidsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-10-16· cited 4×
- Domaingue v. MacDonaldD. Massachusetts· 1997-10-10· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. PhachansiriMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-01-30· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. BibbyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-03-08· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. SullivanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-07-10· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. FedericoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-06-27· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. MoylesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-08-26· cited 2×
Cites
20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. LongoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1988-06-08· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-03-06· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. DockhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-21· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. GildayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-04-25· cited 94×
- Commonwealth v. BendersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-05-01· cited 92×
- Commonwealth v. NelsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-04-28· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. ComtoisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-04-21· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. CaracciolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-04-03· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. HaggertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-07-09· cited 48×
- Commonwealth v. DionMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-03-29· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. HyattMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-10-22· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. NylanderMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-01-20· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. WareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-04-27· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. SaylorMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-03-16· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. DenstenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-02-27· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. FarnkoffMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-07-29· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. NelsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-12-14· cited 4×
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