Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/10/1959
Guerin v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 162 N.E.2d 38
- 339 Mass. 731
- 1959 Mass. LEXIS 875
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing “fundamental character of the right of a person accused of a serious crime to have the aid and advice of counsel”
- “the essential element of fairness in the administration of justice depends” on the right to counsel
- right to communicate with counsel
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Judges: Wilkins, Ronan, Spalding, Williams
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17 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 143×
- Commonwealth v. BumpusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-12-04· cited 79×
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-29· cited 50×
- Delle Chiaie v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-04-29· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. CurryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-06-20· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. RobichaudMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-12-04· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. RainwaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-24· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. JohnstonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-04-08· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. WallisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-12-18· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-03-06· cited 20×
- Amado v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-12-07· cited 19×
- Care & Protection of GeorgetteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-05-22· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. KulesaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-12-07· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. FlemmiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1974-09-26· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. AlvarezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-02-08· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. GearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-04-27· cited 2×
- Odsen v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-05-03· cited 2×
Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court· 1938-05-31· cited 10,545×
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1932-11-07· cited 4,979×
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 1934-01-08· cited 2,822×
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court· 1956-01-23· cited 2,788×
- Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1959-06-22· cited 1,164×
- Avery v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1940-01-02· cited 706×
- Crooker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1958-10-13· cited 523×
- Moore v. MichiganSupreme Court· 1957-12-09· cited 493×
- Cicenia v. LagaySupreme Court· 1958-06-30· cited 368×
- Commonwealth v. BlondinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-07-27· cited 77×
- Commonwealth v. LockeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1956-12-04· cited 42×
- Allen v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1949-07-27· cited 36×
- Guerin v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1958-04-07· cited 31×
- Lindsey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1954-01-04· cited 22×
- Jones v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1954-03-02· cited 18×
- Frank E. Siple v. William H. Bannan, Warden, State Prison of Southern Michigan, Jackson, MichiganSixth Circuit· 1958-09-12· cited 1×
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