Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/10/1970
Commonwealth v. West
Citations
- 258 N.E.2d 22
- 357 Mass. 245
- 1970 Mass. LEXIS 819
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that the word “may” in G. L. c. 233, § 21, “does not clothe the judge with discretion to receive or exclude this sort of evidence” when proffered by the cross-examining lawyer
- court ruled that judge did not have discretion to exclude evidence of a conviction if it fit within the statutory requirements
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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Kibk, Spiegel, Reardon
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39 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- The People v. MontgomeryIllinois Supreme Court· 1971-03-31· cited 798×
- People v. JacksonMichigan Supreme Court· 1974-04-16· cited 357×
- State v. SandsSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1978-05-01· cited 235×
- Commonwealth v. HensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-04-18· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-03-25· cited 142×
- People v. FarrarMichigan Court of Appeals· 1971-10-01· cited 140×
- Commonwealth v. RichardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-03-13· cited 133×
- Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-06-10· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. DiMarzoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-02-28· cited 77×
- Ricketts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1981-11-06· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. MaguireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-12· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. DiazMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-04· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. TaborMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-12-13· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. FanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-06-16· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. ElliotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-02-04· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. HoggMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-05-09· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. KnightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-06-15· cited 38×
- Commonwealth v. LenoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-03-29· cited 38×
- Marshall v. MartinsonOregon Supreme Court· 1974-02-14· cited 35×
- United States v. BeltD.C. Circuit· 1975-06-16· cited 32×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Charles M. Luck v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1965-08-16· cited 415×
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-03-09· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. O'TooleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1950-05-08· cited 35×
- Jones v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1951-06-07· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1889-12-31· cited 16×
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