Commonwealth v. Vao Sok

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• pointing out the possibility of contamination of a forensic DNA sample and further describing problems that might exist with certain types of DNA testing
• applying de novo standard to Frye aspect of Massachusetts’ unique test for admissibility
• finding reliable and approving polymerase chain reaction analysis
• PCR-based DNA testing at DQA1 and PM loci
• applying Frye and, in part, Daubert
• single justice reserved and reported case

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Cited by

40 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Donaldson v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2002-02-22· cited 232×
• Hernandez v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2003-06-04· cited 179×
• Mitchell v. United States
  First Circuit· 1998-03-26· cited 152×
• State v. Gore
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-03-22· cited 131×
• Canavan's Case
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-17· cited 128×
• Fugate v. Commonwealth
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1999-06-17· cited 101×
• Vassallo v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-16· cited 90×
• Commonwealth v. Gaynor
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-01-11· cited 84×
• Commonwealth v. Greineder
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-03-14· cited 65×
• State v. Stills
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1998-03-16· cited 63×
• Landry v. Attorney General
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-04-13· cited 57×
• Commonwealth v. Arroyo
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-25· cited 48×
• Commonwealth v. Bly
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-03-07· cited 41×
• State v. Begley
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-11-03· cited 40×
• Commonwealth v. Williams
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-07-01· cited 37×
• Commonwealth v. Mathews
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-03-21· cited 33×
• Commonwealth v. Cowels (SJC 11630) Commonwealth v. Mims
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-02-12· cited 28×
• Commonwealth v. Fernandez
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-10-04· cited 27×
• Smith v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1998-11-19· cited 25×
• Commonwealth v. Kerns
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-08-09· cited 25×

Cites

51 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 21,376×
• Frye v. United States
  D.C. Circuit· 1923-12-03· cited 4,204×
• In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation
  Third Circuit· 1994-10-17· cited 1,409×
• State v. Gentry
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-01-25· cited 498×
• Spencer v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1990-06-08· cited 320×
• Commonwealth v. Lanigan
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-11-18· cited 289×
• People v. Miller
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1996-08-02· cited 243×
• United States v. Douglas Fred Dorsey
  Fourth Circuit· 1995-01-18· cited 174×
• United States v. Reginald Pierre Beasley, United States of America v. Oliver Lawrence Beasley
  Eighth Circuit· 1997-01-22· cited 141×
• United States v. Adrian Paul Martinez
  Eighth Circuit· 1993-09-02· cited 127×
• Campbell v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1995-06-14· cited 125×
• Commonwealth v. Curnin
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-01-24· cited 124×
• Brim v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1997-01-16· cited 113×
• United States v. Benjamin Lloyd Hicks
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-12-24· cited 95×
• Jones v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1988-09-09· cited 91×
• Murray v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1997-04-17· cited 86×
• State v. Moeller
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1996-05-22· cited 85×
• State v. Lyons
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1996-10-11· cited 81×
• Commonwealth v. Fatalo
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1963-06-24· cited 76×
• Griffin v. General Motors Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-04-11· cited 75×

Other cases named Commonwealth v. Vao Sok

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Commonwealth v. Vao Sok
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-02-01· cited 27×