State Supreme Court / Mass.

Commonwealth v. Rodriquez

Decided August 6, 1973. Benjamin Kaplan wrote the opinion for the court.

300 N.E.2d 192 · Cited 183 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.

Allen v. United States · 164 U.S. 492
Frazier v. Cupp · 394 U.S. 731
Commonwealth v. Beneficial Finance Company · 275 N.E.2d 33
Commonwealth v. Lewis · 191 N.E.2d 753
Commonwealth v. Connolly · 255 N.E.2d 191
State v. Randall · 353 P.2d 1054
Commonwealth v. Ross · 296 N.E.2d 810
Commonwealth v. Rollins · 241 N.E.2d 809
State v. Voeckell · 210 P.2d 972
Commonwealth v. Moore · 269 N.E.2d 636
Commonwealth v. Martin · 264 N.E.2d 366
Commonwealth v. Brunelle · 277 N.E.2d 826
Commonwealth v. Slaney · 215 N.E.2d 177
Crowe v. Ward · 292 N.E.2d 716
Charles L. Hazelton & Son, Inc. v. Teel · 349 Mass. 617
Commonwealth v. Richardson · 282 N.E.2d 95
Eikmeier v. Bennett · 143 Kan. 888
Commonwealth v. Connearney · 268 N.E.2d 662
Commonwealth v. Della Porta · 324 Mass. 193
Lennox Ex Rel. Rose v. White · 54 S.E.2d 8
Commonwealth v. Del Valle · 353 Mass. 684
Commonwealth v. O'BRIEN · 271 N.E.2d 633
Commonwealth v. Ryles · 296 N.E.2d 816
Mt. Hamill State Savings Bank v. Hughes · 196 Iowa 861

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