Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/14/1983
Commonwealth v. Walter
Citations
- 446 N.E.2d 707
- 388 Mass. 460
- 1983 Mass. LEXIS 1312
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- court will consider whether statute is vague as applied to particular defendant, not \hypothetical application\ of statute to others
- “Certainly prostitution is not a constitutionally protected activity”
- “sexual act” involves physical contact
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Hennessey, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Bolen v. Paragon Plastics, Inc.D. Massachusetts· 1990-12-20· cited 44×
- Fahey v. Rockwell Graphic Systems, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-08-27· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. McGheeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-08-13· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. LavigneMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-03-12· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. United Books, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-08-15· cited 26×
- Cherry v. KochNew York Supreme Court· 1985-06-17· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. MatosMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-01-11· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. CaseyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-04-23· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. Dane Entertainment Services, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-08-15· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. Can-Port Amusement Corp.Massachusetts Superior Court· 2005-04-07· cited 1×
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court· 1973-10-09· cited 1,264×
- Commonwealth v. OrlandoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-01-24· cited 98×
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-12-12· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. BalthazarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-11-01· cited 93×
- State v. PriceSupreme Court of Iowa· 1976-01-21· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. LeasterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-09-05· cited 57×
- State v. B Bar Enterprises, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court· 1982-07-28· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. FergusonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-07-01· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. United Food Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-04-11· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. LeonardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-07· cited 32×
- United States v. MosesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1975-05-22· cited 30×
- MRM, INC. v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa· 1980-03-19· cited 28×
- In re the Valuation Proceedings under Sections 303(c) & 306Special Court under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act· 1977-10-12· cited 26×
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois· 1978-05-10· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. DodgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-05-15· cited 23×
- Glassman v. BarronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-12-03· cited 22×
- People v. CostelloNew York Supreme Court· 1977-06-01· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. BucaulisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1978-02-24· cited 19×
- Tisdale v. StateTex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1983-01-12· cited 17×
- Brown v. HanerW.D. Virginia· 1976-03-19· cited 10×
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