Commonwealth v. Harris

Decided March 24, 2005. Martha B. Sosman wrote the opinion for the court.

443 Mass. 714 · Cited 63 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. Joyce · 415 N.E.2d 181
• Doe v. Attorney General · 425 Mass. 210
• Commonwealth v. Maguire · 467 N.E.2d 112
• Commonwealth v. McKay · 294 N.E.2d 213
• Commonwealth v. Gardner · 216 N.E.2d 558
• Commonwealth v. Hayes · 362 N.E.2d 905
• Colt v. Fradkin · 281 N.E.2d 213
• Commonwealth v. Gouveia · 358 N.E.2d 1001
• Green v. Wyman-Gordon Co. · 422 Mass. 551
• Commonwealth v. Santiago · 425 Mass. 491
• Commonwealth v. Clary · 447 N.E.2d 1217
• Commonwealth v. Chase · 363 N.E.2d 1105
• Santiago v. Commonwealth · 428 Mass. 39
• Commonwealth v. Clifford · 372 N.E.2d 1267
• Transportation Insurance Co. v. Maksyn · 580 S.W.2d 334
• Commonwealth v. Koney · 421 Mass. 295
• Roe v. Attorney General · 434 Mass. 418
• Commonwealth v. Fano · 508 N.E.2d 859
• Commonwealth v. Ford · 424 Mass. 709
• Commonwealth v. Paulding · 438 Mass. 1
• Commonwealth v. Walker · 516 N.E.2d 1143
• Commonwealth v. Knight · 465 N.E.2d 771
• Commonwealth v. Carroll · 439 Mass. 547
• Commonwealth v. Boyer · 507 N.E.2d 1024
• Commonwealth v. Atkins · 436 N.E.2d 1203

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• Wing v. Commissioner of Probation · 473 Mass. 368
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