Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/24/1980
Commonwealth v. Williams
Citations
- 399 N.E.2d 1074
- 379 Mass. 600
- 1980 Mass. LEXIS 986
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- ruling that the defendant’s own use of a statement obviated any need for the judge to hold a hearing on its voluntariness
- where defendant waives issue by using challenged statements, he “open[s] the door to their use by the Commonwealth”
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos
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16 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-07-07· cited 138×
- Commonwealth v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-03-05· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. DurandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-08-19· cited 53×
- Commonwealth v. OakesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-03-20· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. ReddingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-12-16· cited 35×
- Commonwealth v. AlcantaraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-06-01· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. NicholsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-05-02· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. CollinsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-01-08· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. MahanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-11-06· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-10· cited 14×
- DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-06-02· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-07-01· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. HallMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-07-01· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. WigginsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-09-06· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. SandersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-07-23· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. FennellMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-01-13· cited 1×
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-30· cited 1,208×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- United States v. Victor Ernesto Bosch, United States of America v. Victor Correa GomezFirst Circuit· 1978-09-29· cited 140×
- Commonwealth v. UnderwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-12-30· cited 133×
- Blaisdell v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-06-14· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-12-15· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-02-23· cited 89×
- Terrell Walker v. Frederick ButterworthFirst Circuit· 1979-06-07· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1951-07-26· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. ChungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-07-05· cited 36×
- United States v. Edwin Walker WhiteFourth Circuit· 1967-05-19· cited 18×
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