Commonwealth v. Scott

Decided March 5, 2014. Francis X. Spina wrote the opinion for the court.

467 Mass. 336 · Cited 135 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. Clarke · 460 Mass. 30
• Commonwealth v. Tucceri · 589 N.E.2d 1216
• Commonwealth v. Grace · 491 N.E.2d 246
• Commonwealth v. Martin · 427 Mass. 816
• Commonwealth v. Saferian · 315 N.E.2d 878
• Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742
• Commonwealth v. Woodward · 427 Mass. 659
• Commonwealth v. Fanelli · 590 N.E.2d 186
• Commonwealth v. Ellis · 432 Mass. 746
• Commonwealth v. Furr · 454 Mass. 101
• Commonwealth v. Charles · 466 Mass. 63
• Commonwealth v. Waters · 571 N.E.2d 399
• Commonwealth v. DiGiambattista · 442 Mass. 423
• Commonwealth v. Stewart · 418 N.E.2d 1219
• Commonwealth v. Moore · 556 N.E.2d 392
• Luk v. Commonwealth · 421 Mass. 415
• Commonwealth v. Foster · 330 N.E.2d 155
• Commonwealth v. Schand · 420 Mass. 783
• Commonwealth v. Britt · 465 Mass. 87
• Commonwealth v. Fernandes · 459 N.E.2d 787
• Commonwealth v. Gallarelli · 502 N.E.2d 516
• Commonwealth v. Tirrell · 416 N.E.2d 1357
• Commonwealth v. Beal · 429 Mass. 530
• Commonwealth v. Lewin · 542 N.E.2d 275
• Lavallee v. Justices in the Hampden Superior Court · 442 Mass. 228

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• Commonwealth v. Cotto · 471 Mass. 97
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• Bridgeman v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District · 476 Mass. 298
• Commonwealth v. Francis · 474 Mass. 816
• Bridgeman v. District Attorney for the Suffolk District · 471 Mass. 465
• State of Minnesota v. Richard Ellis Hill · 871 N.W.2d 900
• Commonwealth v. Curry · 88 Mass. App. Ct. 61
• Commonwealth v. DeJesus · 468 Mass. 174
• Commonwealth v. Lavrinenko · 473 Mass. 42
• Commonwealth v. Roberts · 472 Mass. 355
• Commonwealth v. Sylvester · 476 Mass. 1
• Commonwealth v. Ware · 471 Mass. 85
• State of Tennessee v. Rosemary L. Decosimo · 555 S.W.3d 494
• Commonwealth v. Martin · 476 Mass. 72
• Commonwealth v. Plasse · 114 N.E.3d 64
• Commonwealth v. Melo · 123 N.E.3d 791
• Commonwealth v. Rossetti · 129 N.E.3d 312
• Commonwealth v. Butler · 87 Mass. App. Ct. 183

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