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  • Commonwealth v. DiJohnson

    63 Mass. App. Ct. 855 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 13, 2005

    See Commonwealth v. Souza, 397 Mass. 236, 238 (1986); Commonwealth v. Bundza, 54 Mass. App. Ct. 76, 77 (2002). … Commonwealth v. Oliver, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 770, 777 (2004) (Brown, J., dissenting), S.C., 443 Mass. 1005 (2005). See Commonwealth v. Moreton, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 215, 219-220 (1999).

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  • Marino v. Town Council of Southbridge

    7 Mass. App. Ct. 461 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 25, 1979

    meeting form of government. 1 Sections 11-2-5 and 11-2-6 of the Southbridge charter impose on the town council the duty to order a special election within thirty days after certification of the initiative petition by the board … In Selectmen of Braintree v.

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  • John F. Miller Co. v. George Fichera Construction Corp.

    7 Mass. App. Ct. 494 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 3, 1979

    Ryan v. Stavros, 348 Mass. 251, 253 (1964). … Selectmen of Hatfield v. Garvey, 362 Mass. 821, 825 (1973). Michelson v. Aronson, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 182, 190 (1976). Mechanics *496 Natl. Bank v. Gaucher, ante 143, 144 (1979).

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  • Commonwealth v. Kristen A. Vazquez.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 18, 2026

    Commonwealth v. Snow, 76 Mass. App. Ct. 116, 118 (2010), quoting Commonwealth v. Brown, 401 Mass. 745, 747 (1988). Here, "the Commonwealth's case rested on a theory of constructive possession." … Commonwealth v. Brown, 479 Mass. 600, 604 (2018).

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  • Commonwealth v. Walker

    14 Mass. App. Ct. 544 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 21, 1982

    Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v. Brown, 376 Mass. 156, 162-164 (1978). Commonwealth v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Anthony Roy.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 3, 2026

    Walker, 370 Mass. at 555, quoting Schneckloth v. … Commonwealth v. D'Amour, 428 Mass. 725, 730-731 (1999), quoting Commonwealth v. Santana, 420 Mass. 205, 211 (1995).

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  • Commonwealth v. Asase

    93 Mass. App. Ct. 356 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 7, 2018

    Commissioner of Correction , 417 Mass. 818 , 821-822, 633 N.E.2d 399 (1994), quoting from Board of Educ . v. Assessor of Worcester , 368 Mass. 511 , 513, 333 N.E.2d 450 (1975). … Commonwealth v. Lapointe , 435 Mass. 455 , 459, 759 N.E.2d 294 (2001).

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  • Kalter v. Wood

    67 Mass. App. Ct. 584 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 19, 2006

    Brown, J. (concurring in part and dissenting in part). … See Baker v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Belmer

    78 Mass. App. Ct. 62 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 14, 2010

    Commonwealth v. Daye, supra at 71 . c. Daye criteria. In Commonwealth v. … See McDaniel v. Brown, 130 S. Ct. 665, 672 (2010). See also Lockhart v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Pandolfino

    33 Mass. App. Ct. 96 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 29, 1992

    See, e.g., Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590 (1975)(inculpatory statements); United States v. Crews, 445 U.S. 463 (1980)(in-court identification); Commonwealth v. Pietrass, 392 Mass. 892 (1984)(lineup); Commonwealth v. … See also Commonwealth v. Kater, 382 Mass. 519, 524-527 (1983). 8 Contrast People v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Mamber v. Levin

    4 Mass. App. Ct. 157 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 18, 1976

    See Fuge v. Quincy Co-op. Bank, 300 Mass. 296 (1938); Gallup v. Barton, 313 Mass. 379 (1943). … Co. v. Board of Appeals of Hingham, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 446, 457 (1975). The effect of Levin’s power to disclaim the discharge of his indebtedness to Eastco (see Restatement: Contracts, § 421 [1932]; Edgeworth Co. v.

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  • Lewis v. Mills

    32 Mass. App. Ct. 660 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 15, 1992

    Brown, J. In April, 1979, Robert C. Lewis (the decedent) and the defendant Betty L. Mills became engaged and planned to marry in 1980. … Compare McPherson v.

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  • Silvia v. Securities Division

    61 Mass. App. Ct. 350 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 21, 2004

    Credit Union v. Commissioner of Banks, 376 Mass, at 858; Dinjian v. Dinjian, 22 Mass. App. … See D’Amour v. Board of Registration in Dentistry, 409 Mass. 572, 580 (1991).

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  • Local 1111, International Ass'n of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO v. Labor Relations Commission

    14 Mass. App. Ct. 236 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 27, 1982

    See Jordan Marsh Co. v. Labor Relations Commn., 316 Mass. 748, 749 (1944). In City Manager of Medford v. … Luke’s Hosp. v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Kirkpatrick

    26 Mass. App. Ct. 595 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 22, 1988

    Over the weekend of September 8-9, 1984, Bruce Davin left his fifteen and one-half foot beige Browning fiberglass boat, 140 horsepower Mercury outboard motor, and E-Z Loader trailer at a marina in Orange for repairs. … As Commonwealth v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Marchese

    54 Mass. App. Ct. 916 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 2, 2002

    Commonwealth v. Millyan, 399 Mass. 171, 188 (1987). “A new trial . . . may be proper even when the evidence can legally support the jury’s verdict.” Commonwealth v. … The judge’s remarks are entirely consistent with Commonwealth v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Isadore I.

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 1122 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 12, 2018

    Commonwealth v. Emmanuel E ., 52 Mass. App. Ct. 451 , 453 (2001), quoting from Commonwealth v. Durling , 407 Mass. at 112 . … The juvenile was uncooperative with the police officers and told them, among other things, that his name was "Jamal Brown," which was not his name.

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  • NAHANT PRESERVATION TRUST, INC., & Others v. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (And a Consolidated Case)

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 16, 2024

    In Smith v. … Bank v.

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  • Salem Hospital v. Rate Setting Commission

    26 Mass. App. Ct. 323 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 22, 1988

    City Bank & Trust Co. v. Board of Bank Incorporation, 346 Mass. 29, 31 (1963). … See Cliff House Nursing Home, Inc. v. Rate Setting Commn., 16 Mass. App. Ct. 300, 306-307 (1983); Little People’s Sch., Inc. v. Rate Setting Commn., 403 Mass. 16, 19 (1988).

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  • Varney Bros. Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Champagne

    46 Mass. App. Ct. 54 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 23, 1998

    For such a transaction to be valid, specific authorization by the board was required. See Boston Athletic Assn. v. International Marathons, Inc., 392 Mass. 356, 365 (1984); Kanavos v. Hancock Bank & Trust Co., 14 Mass. … Trust v. Dorchester Sav. Bank, supra at 642, quoting T.L. Edwards, Inc. v. Fields, 371 Mass. 895, 896 (1976).” Judge Rotenberg Educ. Center, Inc. v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished

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