Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/19/2002
Commonwealth v. Williams
Citations
- 54 Mass. App. Ct. 236
- 764 N.E.2d 889
- 2002 Mass. App. LEXIS 364
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- in characterizing Rodriguez, court observed that “generic commentary on witness credibility was insufficient to alert jury that witness may have made good faith error in identification”
- “The cases make plain that judges should furnish jurors with a set of practical criteria by which they can assess the quality of an asserted identification . . .”
- that school was elementary school could be inferred from police officer’s testimony that it was attended by children between ages five and ten, including that officer’s godchildren, and that he used to work there as crossing guard
- that a school was an elementary school could be inferred from a police officer’s testimony that it was attended by children between ages five and ten, including the officer’s godchildren, and that he used to work there as crossing guard
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Judges: Lenk
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- Commonwealth v. DancyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-09-02· cited 39×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-01-12· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. PixleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-09-09· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. NavarroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-05-05· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. LaroMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-04-02· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-05-15· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. PickensMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-04-10· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. CintronMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-08-29· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. MoralesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-11-13
Cites
34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- United States v. Melvin TelfaireD.C. Circuit· 1972-06-19· cited 477×
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-21· cited 195×
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-07-06· cited 185×
- Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-12· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-03-18· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. PressleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-12-15· cited 75×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-01· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. SantoliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-05-08· cited 67×
- United States v. SolerFirst Circuit· 2002-01-04· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. CuffieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-03-19· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. CroftMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-11-28· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. OdwareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-03-18· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-08-02· cited 39×
- Corson v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-09-22· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. RosadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-07-23· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. AshleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1998-06-09· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. GonzalesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-12-21· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. CrowleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-07-18· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. MurrayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-02-11· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. DelrioMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-09-30· cited 17×
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