Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jackson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 12, 1978PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction of armed assault with intent to murder and unlawful carrying of a firearm. He argues that he was unfairly forced to go to trial, representing himself, in circumstances where a continuance should have been granted and counsel appointed. We conclude that there was no abuse of discretion in proceeding to trial on the day designated, with the defendant acting for himself. We reject, as not properly before us, the defendant’s unrelated contention that, because of certain newspaper publicity during trial, the judge should have conducted an individual voir…
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