State Supreme Court / Mass.

Alegata v. Commonwealth

Decided November 17, 1967. John Spalding wrote the opinion for the court.

231 N.E.2d 201 · Cited 116 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Commonwealth v. Carpenter · 91 N.E.2d 666
Commonwealth v. Lehan · 196 N.E.2d 840
Lanzetta v. New Jersey · 306 U.S. 451
Commonwealth v. Lombard · 321 Mass. 294
United States v. Margeson · 259 F. Supp. 256
State v. Givens · 28 Wis. 2d 109
The People v. Belcastro · 190 N.E. 301
State v. Reynolds · 243 Minn. 196
Worcester County National Bank v. Commissioner of Banks · 166 N.E.2d 551
Commonwealth v. Lawton · 202 N.E.2d 824
Commonwealth v. Finnigan · 96 N.E.2d 715
Garabedian v. Commonwealth · 142 N.E.2d 777
Dominguez v. City and County of Denver · 363 P.2d 661
State v. Grenz · 175 P.2d 633
Attorney General v. Department of Public Utilities · 342 Mass. 662

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Baker v. State · 478 S.W.2d 445
Hayes v. Municipal Court of Oklahoma City · 487 P.2d 974
NUON v. City of Lowell · 768 F. Supp. 2d 323
Commonwealth v. Templeman · 381 N.E.2d 1300
Thomes v. Commonwealth · 355 Mass. 203
DiGiambattista v. Doherty · 897 F. Supp. 649
People v. Superior Court · 758 P.2d 1046
Commonwealth v. Sholley · 432 Mass. 721
Commonwealth v. Chou · 433 Mass. 229
Pottinger v. City of Miami · 810 F. Supp. 1551
Commonwealth v. Sefranka · 414 N.E.2d 602
State v. Zito · 254 A.2d 769
City of Columbus v. Thompson · 25 Ohio St. 2d 26
City of Portland v. James · 444 P.2d 554
Commonwealth v. Baird · 247 N.E.2d 574
Scott v. District Attorney, Jefferson Parish, State of La. · 309 F. Supp. 833
P. B. I. C., Inc. v. Byrne · 313 F. Supp. 757
LaFrenier v. Kinirey · 478 F. Supp. 2d 126
Knowlton v. State · 257 A.2d 409
Cortellesso v. Commonwealth · 238 N.E.2d 516
Philbrook v. Perrigo · 637 F. Supp. 2d 48

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