State Supreme Court / Mass.

In the Matter of Paul Pappas

Decided January 29, 1971. Richard Amni Cutter wrote the opinion for the court.

266 N.E.2d 297 · Cited 61 times

Official text

We don’t host opinion text or publish a summary of this ruling — read the official public-domain text for the court’s holding and reasoning, and verify against the primary source.

Precedents cited

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.

Grand Jurors for Worcester Cty v. Commr. of Corp. & Tax · 106 N.E.2d 539
Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449
Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88
Bowe v. Secretary of Commonwealth · 320 Mass. 230
Commonwealth v. Geagan · 159 N.E.2d 870
Taylor and Selby Appeals · 412 Pa. 32
Krebiozen Research Foundation v. Beacon Press, Inc. · 134 N.E.2d 1
Ramacorti v. Boston Redevelopment Authority · 170 N.E.2d 323
In Re Appeal of Goodfader · 367 P.2d 472
People Ex Rel. Mooney v. Sheriff of N.Y. Co. · 199 N.E. 415
Commonwealth v. Baird · 247 N.E.2d 574
Application of Caldwell · 311 F. Supp. 358
Finance Commission of Boston v. McGrath · 180 N.E.2d 808
Murphy v. Commonwealth · 235 N.E.2d 552
Vautier · 164 N.E.2d 317
Kramer v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 146 N.E.2d 357
Gambale v. Commonwealth · 245 N.E.2d 246
Brewster v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corp. · 188 F. Supp. 565

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665
Caldero v. Tribune Publishing Co. · 562 P.2d 791
In the Matter of Roche · 411 N.E.2d 466
Cronin v. Strayer · 467 N.E.2d 143
Babets v. Secretary of Human Services · 526 N.E.2d 1261
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. v. Superior Court · 303 N.E.2d 847
In re a Grand Jury Subpoena · 430 Mass. 590
Three Juveniles v. Commonwealth · 455 N.E.2d 1203
State v. Sandstrom · 581 P.2d 812
In the Matter of a John Doe Grand Jury Investigation · 574 N.E.2d 373
Tofani v. State · 465 A.2d 413
In Re Buxton · 304 A.2d 350
Petition of Thomas · 434 A.2d 503
United States v. Doe · 332 F. Supp. 938
Commonwealth v. Vitello · 327 N.E.2d 819
Commonwealth v. McLeod · 477 N.E.2d 972
Commonwealth v. Johnson · 313 N.E.2d 571
Lataille v. District Court of Eastern Hampden · 320 N.E.2d 877
Commonwealth v. Corsetti · 438 N.E.2d 805
Commonwealth v. Collett · 439 N.E.2d 1223
Hull Municipal Lighting Plant v. Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. · 609 N.E.2d 460
Commonwealth v. Lamb · 360 N.E.2d 307
Usen v. Usen · 269 N.E.2d 442
In re Grand Jury Subpoena · 454 Mass. 685
Commonwealth v. Gurney · 433 N.E.2d 471

Explore from here

Richard Amni Cutter’s Judicial Record · Mass. · How we source opinions

Source: opinion metadata, authorship, and citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data (public domain). Data last verified 2026-07-09. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).