Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Moran
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 8, 1983PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The two issues in this case are: (1) the extent to which a trial judge is required to conduct an inquiry as to reasons a defendant requests a change of trial counsel when such a request is voiced on the eve of trial, and (2) whether the defendant’s trial counsel was ineffective. We conclude that a judge should permit a defendant to give his reasons for a change in counsel and that trial counsel’s assistance was not ineffective. We affirm the defendant’s convictions of murder in the first degree and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
Briefly, the facts are as follows. The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- United States v. Welty, John JacobCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BrittoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. TuittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. RiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ApplebyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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