State Supreme Court / Mass.

Commonwealth v. Jones

Decided April 15, 1977. Robert Braucher wrote the opinion for the court.

361 N.E.2d 1308 · Cited 80 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.

Morrison v. California · 291 U.S. 82
Commonwealth v. Jackson · 344 N.E.2d 166
Commonwealth v. Kostka · 350 N.E.2d 444
Rossi v. United States · 289 U.S. 89
People v. Henderson · 218 N.W.2d 2
Commonwealth v. Rodriguez · 352 N.E.2d 203
Commonwealth v. McNeil · 337 A.2d 840
State v. Beauton · 170 Conn. 234
Commonwealth v. Brunelle · 277 N.E.2d 826
Head v. State · 221 S.E.2d 435
Commonwealth v. Brady · 351 N.E.2d 199

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Commonwealth v. Anderson · 445 Mass. 195
Commonwealth v. Romero · 464 Mass. 648
Commonwealth v. O'Connell · 438 Mass. 658
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