Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Festa
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 22, 1983PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant appeals 1 from the denial of his second motion for a new trial.* 2 See Commonwealth v. Festa, 369 Mass. 419 (1976). Festa alleges error in the jury instructions and claims that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. On appeal, Festa asks us again to consider his case pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E, and grant him a new trial or direct the entry of a verdict of a lesser degree of guilt. 3 We affirm the order denying the second motion for a new trial.
Festa argues that the instructions by the judge pertaining to malice were prejudicially erroneous in light of decisions…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Connecticut v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Department of Youth Services v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. ShelineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- State v. CaldwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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