Berry v. Commonwealth

Decided January 31, 1985. Francis Patrick O'Connor wrote the opinion for the court.

473 N.E.2d 1115 · Cited 83 times

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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.

• Lydon v. Commonwealth · 409 N.E.2d 745
• Burks v. United States · 437 U.S. 1
• Abney v. United States · 431 U.S. 651
• Commonwealth v. Latimore · 393 N.E.2d 370
• Commonwealth v. Fancy · 207 N.E.2d 276
• Costarelli v. Commonwealth · 373 N.E.2d 1183
• Commonwealth v. O'Brien · 305 Mass. 393
• Commonwealth v. Smith · 172 N.E.2d 597
• Commonwealth v. Carter · 306 Mass. 141
• Thames v. Commonwealth · 312 N.E.2d 569
• Gallinaro v. Commonwealth · 291 N.E.2d 420

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• Commonwealth v. Chatfield-Taylor · 502 N.E.2d 512
• People v. Thompson · 379 N.W.2d 49
• Commonwealth v. Torres · 442 Mass. 554
• Commonwealth v. Campbell · 519 N.E.2d 269
• Kater v. Commonwealth · 421 Mass. 17
• Commonwealth v. Merry · 453 Mass. 653
• Corson v. Commonwealth · 428 Mass. 193
• Choy v. Commonwealth · 456 Mass. 146
• Aucella v. Commonwealth · 548 N.E.2d 193
• Commonwealth v. Merola · 542 N.E.2d 249
• Commonwealth v. Salemme · 481 N.E.2d 471
• Commonwealth v. Sanchez · 540 N.E.2d 1316
• Commonwealth v. Purdy · 459 Mass. 442
• Luk v. Commonwealth · 421 Mass. 415
• Commonwealth v. Kater · 432 Mass. 404
• Commonwealth v. Pope · 549 N.E.2d 1120
• Commonwealth v. Fickett · 526 N.E.2d 1064
• Commonwealth v. Ford · 476 N.E.2d 560
• Commonwealth v. Brusgulis · 496 N.E.2d 652
• Neverson v. Commonwealth · 546 N.E.2d 876
• Commonwealth v. Carlino · 449 Mass. 71
• Cramer v. Commonwealth · 419 Mass. 106
• Commonwealth v. Farley · 443 Mass. 740
• Commonwealth v. Bacigalupo · 455 Mass. 485
• Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick · 463 Mass. 581

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