State Supreme Court / Mass.

Commonwealth v. Brown

Decided December 28, 1973. Benjamin Kaplan wrote the opinion for the court.

305 N.E.2d 830 · Cited 98 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.

Commonwealth v. Agiasottelis · 142 N.E.2d 386
Commonwealth v. Flynn · 287 N.E.2d 420
French v. State · 377 P.2d 501
Commonwealth v. Dirring · 238 N.E.2d 508
Commonwealth v. Chase · 217 N.E.2d 195
Jessup v. State · 269 N.E.2d 374
Commonwealth v. Coggins · 324 Mass. 552

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People v. Boose · 362 N.E.2d 303
State ex rel. McMannis v. Mohn · 163 W. Va. 129
State v. Brewster · 261 S.E.2d 77
State v. Correra · 430 A.2d 1251
State v. Gilbert · 121 N.H. 305
Commonwealth v. Drew · 489 N.E.2d 1233
Commonwealth v. Hodgkins · 520 N.E.2d 145
Carney v. State · 158 So. 3d 706
State v. Finch · 137 Wash. 2d 792
State v. Rodriguez · 45 P.3d 541
State v. Rodriguez · 146 Wash. 2d 260
Commonwealth v. Cavanaugh · 353 N.E.2d 732
Sekou v. Warden · 216 Conn. 678
Commonwealth v. Stewart · 309 N.E.2d 470
Commonwealth v. Lockley · 408 N.E.2d 834
State v. Artwell · 832 A.2d 295
Parker v. State · 567 N.E.2d 105
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