Commonwealth v. Clarke

Decided June 17, 2011. Robert J. Cordy wrote the opinion for the court.

460 Mass. 30 · Cited 115 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. Saferian · 315 N.E.2d 878
• State v. Sandoval · 171 Wash. 2d 163
• United States v. Chaidez · 730 F. Supp. 2d 896
• Saffle v. Parks · 494 U.S. 484
• Whorton v. Bockting · 549 U.S. 406
• Commonwealth v. Bray · 553 N.E.2d 538
• Commonwealth v. Fuller · 475 N.E.2d 381
• Commonwealth v. Mahar · 442 Mass. 11
• State v. Smart · 202 P.3d 1130

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• Commonwealth v. Mercado · 474 Mass. 80
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