Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Phetsaya
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 17, 1996No. 94-P-1316PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The defendant was convicted at a bench trial of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. He was found not guilty of possession of an altered firearm. He appealed to the jury-of-six session.
*294On December 14, 1993, trial commenced before a judge and a jury. After the Commonwealth and defendant rested, the judge declared a mistrial on the ground that defense counsel was so ineffective that the defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and art. 12 of the Declaration of Rights of the…
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