Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Haley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 11, 1992PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
This is the Commonwealth’s appeal from an order of a Superior Court judge (motion judge) granting the defendant, James A. Haley, a new trial in connection with his 1972 conviction of murder in the first degree. We conclude that a new trial should not have been ordered and direct the entry of an order denying the motion.
1. Background. The defendant was arrested on July 12, 1971, for the murder the day before of David Myers, his sister-in-law’s boy friend. The defendant retained Mr. Alfred P. Farese, Sr., a well-known and experienced criminal defense attorney, to represent him at a probable…
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