Commonwealth v. Novo

Decided August 6, 2004. Robert J. Cordy wrote the opinion for the court.

442 Mass. 262 · Cited 64 times

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• Commonwealth v. Raymond · 424 Mass. 382
• Commonwealth v. Selby · 420 Mass. 656
• Commonwealth v. Mandile · 492 N.E.2d 74
• Commonwealth v. Edwards · 420 Mass. 666
• Commonwealth v. Silanskas · 433 Mass. 678
• Commonwealth v. Jackson · 432 Mass. 82
• Commonwealth v. Bean · 435 Mass. 708
• Commonwealth v. Smith · 426 Mass. 76
• Commonwealth v. Tavares · 430 N.E.2d 1198
• Commonwealth v. Meehan · 387 N.E.2d 527
• Commonwealth v. Degro · 432 Mass. 319
• Berry v. Kyes · 304 Mass. 56
• Commonwealth v. Davis · 531 N.E.2d 577
• Commonwealth v. Jackson · 386 N.E.2d 15
• Commonwealth v. Prater · 420 Mass. 569
• Commonwealth v. Rivera · 441 Mass. 358

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• Commonwealth v. Mitchell · 89 Mass. App. Ct. 13
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