2 Mass. App. Ct. 533 - Commonwealth v. Flemmi’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 6 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Defendant’s Counsel: ... I point out, Your Honor, at the bench here, with regard to my previous motion for a voir dire, . the Assistant District Attorney indicated [at the first bench conference] that this witness was going to testify with regard to the telephone conversation that the [petitioner] said, “Why did you try to shoot me?” And he has not so testified during the course of that conversation. The Prosecutor: Get it on cross-examination. It’s as simple as that.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Flemmi v. Gunter

2. “Defendant’s Counsel: May I have my motion for statements . that he furnished law enforcement officers? The Judge: Well, what do you say about that? The Prosecutor: Well, Your Honor, I know of no law in this Commonwealth where statements by witnesses must be furnished to defense counsel. The Judge: “I’ll deny that motion and save your rights.” 3”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Flemmi v. Gunter

3. “1. The introduction of Abboud’s testimony about the telephone conversation with the defendant; 2. The refusal of the trial judge to permit the defendant to inspect the documents used by the prosecutor to refresh Abboud’s recollection; 3. The refusal of the trial judge to provide the defendant a copy of the tape recording itself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Flemmi v. Gunter