Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/23/2007
Commonwealth v. Vega
Citations
- 449 Mass. 227
- 866 N.E.2d 892
- 2007 Mass. LEXIS 366
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- court generally declines to address constitutional questions where there is readily available alternative ground that renders such decision unnecessary
- “we generally decline to reach constitutional questions where, as here, there is a readily available statutory ground that renders such a decision unnecessary”
- “Statutory interpretation is a question of law. ... As with any question of statutory interpretation, our starting point is the statutory text”
- “[A] court does not interpret a statute so as to produce an illogical result”
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Cites
23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1981-01-13· cited 3,227×
- Jaffee v. RedmondSupreme Court· 1996-06-13· cited 915×
- DiMarzo v. American Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-04· cited 170×
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-08-16· cited 129×
- Commonwealth v. DwyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-12-29· cited 126×
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-17· cited 80×
- Boston Police Patrolmen's Ass'n v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-01-30· cited 79×
- Wolfe v. GormallyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-01-16· cited 68×
- Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-05· cited 57×
- Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-03-23· cited 50×
- ROPT Ltd. Partnership v. KatinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-18· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. Two JuvenilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-04-10· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. CollettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-09-20· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. BabbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-25· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. SeniorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-03-13· cited 37×
- Dunbrack v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-10-16· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. CallahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-11-26· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. BartlettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-04-05· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. OliveiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-12-26· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. Bing Sial LiangMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-05-15· cited 29×
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