State Supreme Court / Mass.

Commonwealth v. Lamb

Decided May 6, 1974. Paul Cashman Reardon wrote the opinion for the court.

311 N.E.2d 47 · Cited 69 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. Gomes · 245 N.E.2d 429
Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm. · 294 N.E.2d 393
Selectmen of Topsfield v. State Racing Commission · 324 Mass. 309
Commonwealth v. Cain · 279 N.E.2d 706
Mathewson v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board · 141 N.E.2d 522
Commonwealth v. McGruder · 205 N.E.2d 726
Commonwealth v. Bladsa · 288 N.E.2d 813
Commonwealth v. Ackers · 175 N.E.2d 677
Commonwealth v. Hogan · 170 N.E.2d 327

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Commonwealth v. Lamb · 360 N.E.2d 307
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Commonwealth v. Rodriguez · 425 Mass. 361
Commonwealth v. Callahan · 440 Mass. 436
Commonwealth v. Lawson · 475 Mass. 806
Commonwealth v. Mercado · 452 Mass. 662
Lamb · 368 Mass. 491
Commonwealth v. DelVerde · 517 N.E.2d 159
Simon v. Solomon · 431 N.E.2d 556
Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board · 459 Mass. 603
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Petitions of the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 503 N.E.2d 1275
Commonwealth v. Travis · 361 N.E.2d 394
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