Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/3/2012
Commonwealth v. Young
Citations
- 461 Mass. 198
- 959 N.E.2d 943
- 2012 WL 4564
- 2012 Mass. LEXIS 1
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “When reviewing jury instructions, ‘[w]e evaluate the instruction as a whole, looking for the interpretation a reasonable juror would place on the judge’s words.’ ... We do not consider bits and pieces of the instruction in isolation” [citations omitted]
- “defense of another tracks the law of self-defense”
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36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. BrittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-05-10· cited 58×
- Commonwealth v. VargasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-08-30· cited 56×
- Commonwealth v. CarriereMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-10-28· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-05-14· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-08-06· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. OkoroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-03-23· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. CoutuMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2015-12-08· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. NorrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-05-04· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. RoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-04-11· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. AliceaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-04-12· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. BoisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-11-10· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. BollingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-06-12· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. LengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-12-03· cited 26×
- Commonwealth v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-04-20· cited 25×
- GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-10-04· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. AriasMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-10-30· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-05-14· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-10-22· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. MercadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-08-07· cited 12×
- Commonwealth v. ReyesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-09-09· cited 9×
Cites
29 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-01-15· cited 357×
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-01-23· cited 186×
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-16· cited 174×
- Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-31· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. MamayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-05-15· cited 104×
- State v. FairSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1965-06-14· cited 102×
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-02-02· cited 71×
- Commonwealth v. TrappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-07-31· cited 71×
- DiFiore v. American Airlines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-08-04· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-22· cited 60×
- Commonwealth v. TranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-09-14· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-06-21· cited 52×
- Commonwealth v. Vuthy SengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-04-23· cited 51×
- Commonwealth v. McGartyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-12-02· cited 50×
- Leeper v. StateWyoming Supreme Court· 1979-01-19· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. CostaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-03-15· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. GoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-03-28· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-11-24· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. MorganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-04-03· cited 40×
- Commonwealth v. GlackenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-04-14· cited 39×
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