Commonwealth v. Durling

Decided March 26, 1990. Joseph R. Nolan wrote the opinion for the court.

551 N.E.2d 1193 · Cited 192 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.

• State v. Nelson · 697 P.2d 579
• People v. Maki · 704 P.2d 743
• Buckley v. Quincy Division of the District Court Department · 482 N.E.2d 511
• Brown v. State · 564 A.2d 772
• Commonwealth v. Vincente · 540 N.E.2d 669
• Burns v. United States · 287 U.S. 216
• Escoe v. Zerbst · 295 U.S. 490
• Rubera v. Commonwealth · 355 N.E.2d 800
• Anaya v. State · 96 Nev. 119
• Fay v. Commonwealth · 399 N.E.2d 11
• Goforth v. State · 767 S.W.2d 537
• Commonwealth v. Olsen · 541 N.E.2d 1003
• Commonwealth v. Odoardi · 489 N.E.2d 674
• Lotto v. Commonwealth · 343 N.E.2d 855
• State v. Belcher · 535 P.2d 1297
• Stefanik v. State Board of Parole · 372 Mass. 726

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• Commonwealth v. Cates · 57 Mass. App. Ct. 759
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• Commonwealth v. Bukin · 467 Mass. 516
• State v. James · 2002 ME 86
• Commonwealth v. Faulkner · 638 N.E.2d 1
• In re G.P. · 473 Mass. 112
• Commonwealth v. Marvin · 629 N.E.2d 1317
• Commonwealth v. Foster · 77 Mass. App. Ct. 444
• Commonwealth v. Whelton · 428 Mass. 24
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• Commonwealth v. Pena · 462 Mass. 183
• Krochta v. Commonwealth · 429 Mass. 711
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