Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/9/2000
Commonwealth v. Whitman
Citations
- 430 Mass. 746
- 722 N.E.2d 1284
- 2000 Mass. LEXIS 92
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Voluntary manslaughter ... is a crime that would otherwise be murder if a killing arises from a sudden transport of passion or heat of blood upon a reasonable provocation or upon sudden combat.”
- involuntary manslaughter involves unintentional unlawful killing
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Judges: Marshall
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32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. KaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-30· cited 84×
- Dagley v. RussoFirst Circuit· 2008-08-15· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-07-19· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. ToonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-08-22· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. RobidouxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-12-04· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. LaCavaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-02-21· cited 36×
- Commonwealth v. St. LouisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-12-23· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. LittleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-06-21· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. WalczakMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-12-12· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. Sann ThanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-11-10· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. VintonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-01· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. LapageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-12-12· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-04-14· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. BeauchampMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-07-10· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. FicklingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-04-20· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. CaramanicaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-06-08· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. NiemicMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-09-17· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. AlvesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-02-05· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. BelcherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-05-12· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. MilitelloMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-05-24· cited 13×
Cites
29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-30· cited 1,208×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-07-21· cited 275×
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-02· cited 160×
- Commonwealth v. RaymondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-07· cited 144×
- Commonwealth v. MirandaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-04-07· cited 137×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-07-15· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-14· cited 124×
- Commonwealth v. JudgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-01· cited 108×
- Commonwealth v. CatalinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-03· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. SoarisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-04-06· cited 83×
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-10· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-02· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. LussierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1955-07-14· cited 61×
- Commonwealth v. NiemicMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-06· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. VizcarrondoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-05-07· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. PopeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-07-13· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. BoucherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-01-03· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. Del VerdeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-21· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. CarlinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-06-14· cited 29×
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