Commonwealth v. Clarke

Decided January 13, 2012. Barbara A. Lenk wrote the opinion for the court.

461 Mass. 336 · Cited 59 times

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• Commonwealth v. Mavredakis · 430 Mass. 848
• Commonwealth v. Bradshaw · 431 N.E.2d 880
• Commonwealth v. Brant · 406 N.E.2d 1021
• Commonwealth v. Novo · 442 Mass. 262
• Commonwealth v. Taylor · 374 N.E.2d 81
• Commonwealth v. Sicari · 434 Mass. 732
• Commonwealth v. Tavares · 430 N.E.2d 1198
• Commonwealth v. Scott · 440 Mass. 642
• Commonwealth v. Jimenez · 438 Mass. 213
• Commonwealth v. Raymond · 424 Mass. 382
• Commonwealth v. Mercado · 422 Mass. 367
• Commonwealth v. Day · 444 N.E.2d 384
• Berry v. Kyes · 304 Mass. 56
• Almeida v. State · 737 So. 2d 520
• Commonwealth v. Jackson · 386 N.E.2d 15
• Commonwealth v. Bostock · 450 Mass. 616
• Commonwealth v. Prater · 420 Mass. 569
• State v. Tuttle · 2002 SD 94
• Commonwealth v. Tabor · 384 N.E.2d 190
• Commonwealth v. Leahy · 445 Mass. 481
• Commonwealth v. Roberts · 555 N.E.2d 588
• Commonwealth v. Pennellatore · 467 N.E.2d 820
• Commonwealth v. Simon · 456 Mass. 280
• State v. Holloway · 2000 ME 172
• State v. Leyva · 951 P.2d 738

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• Commonwealth v. Melo · 472 Mass. 278
• Commonwealth v. Wadlington · 467 Mass. 192
• Commonwealth v. Rivera · 121 N.E.3d 1251
• Commonwealth v. Vasquez · 130 N.E.3d 174
• Commonwealth v. Vincent · 469 Mass. 786
• Commonwealth v. Callender · 81 Mass. App. Ct. 153
• Commonwealth v. Jones-Pannell · 472 Mass. 429
• Commonwealth v. Hoose · 467 Mass. 395
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