Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/30/1942
Commonwealth v. West
Citations
- 312 Mass. 438
- 45 N.E.2d 260
- 1942 Mass. LEXIS 851
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that an ostensible change in memory can also produce “inconsistent” answers, “[p]articularly in a case of manifest reluctance to testify”
- holding a purported change in memory can also produce \inconsistent\ answers, \[p]articularly in a case of manifest reluctance to testify\
- testimony may be impeached by prior inconsistent or conflicting statements offered through other witnesses
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Judges: Cox
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67 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-06-19· cited 212×
- United States v. Arthur BarrettFirst Circuit· 1976-06-22· cited 185×
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-09-24· cited 161×
- Commonwealth v. St. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-30· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. JoyceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-01-06· cited 136×
- Commonwealth v. PaszkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-02-14· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-10-21· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. GilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-11-06· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. DominicoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1974-01-31· cited 81×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-29· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. HeskethMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-06· cited 68×
- Commonwealth v. BettencourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-04-03· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. RedmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-05-01· cited 57×
- Commonwealth v. GranitoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1950-11-30· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. SineiroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-12-01· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-11-12· cited 50×
- State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1990-05-01· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. SimmondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-05-12· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. PicklesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-12-14· cited 43×
- Hill v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-04-09· cited 43×
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1895-04-06· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. MercierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1926-10-30· cited 48×
- Robinson v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1905-12-04· cited 36×
- Langan v. PianowskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1940-10-31· cited 27×
- Foster v. WorthingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1888-05-04· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. FortierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1927-01-03· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. BritlandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1938-06-15· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. PatalanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1925-11-24· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. DantonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1923-01-09· cited 12×
- Liddle v. Old Lowell National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1893-01-05· cited 11×
- Smith v. Holyoke Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1911-10-21· cited 6×
- Higlister v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1902-01-03· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. MasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1874-10-28· cited 2×
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