Commonwealth v. Kater

Decided August 30, 2000. Francis X. Spina wrote the opinion for the court.

432 Mass. 404 · Cited 84 times

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• Commonwealth v. Kozec · 505 N.E.2d 519
• Commonwealth v. Brusgulis · 548 N.E.2d 1234
• Commonwealth v. Kater · 567 N.E.2d 885
• Commonwealth v. Helfant · 496 N.E.2d 433
• Commonwealth v. Kater · 447 N.E.2d 1190
• Commonwealth v. Neal · 464 N.E.2d 1356
• Commonwealth v. Flebotte · 630 N.E.2d 265
• Commonwealth v. Coonan · 428 Mass. 823
• Commonwealth v. Fordham · 627 N.E.2d 901
• Kater v. Commonwealth · 421 Mass. 17
• Commonwealth v. Kater · 476 N.E.2d 593
• Commonwealth v. Kater · 592 N.E.2d 1328
• Commonwealth v. Latimore · 393 N.E.2d 370
• Commonwealth v. McCarthy · 430 N.E.2d 1195
• Commonwealth v. Cunneen · 449 N.E.2d 658
• Commonwealth v. Wilson · 427 Mass. 336
• Commonwealth v. St. Pierre · 387 N.E.2d 1135
• Commonwealth v. Amirault · 535 N.E.2d 193
• Commonwealth v. Judge · 420 Mass. 433
• Commonwealth v. Sheline · 461 N.E.2d 1197
• Commonwealth v. St. Germain · 408 N.E.2d 1358
• Commonwealth v. Hobbs · 434 N.E.2d 633
• Commonwealth v. Lam Hue To · 461 N.E.2d 776
• Commonwealth v. Barrett · 641 N.E.2d 1302
• Commonwealth v. Montanino · 567 N.E.2d 1212

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