Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mercado
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 5, 1981PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
Following a trial to a jury in the Superior Court, the defendant, Francisco Mercado, was convicted of murder in the second degree on an indictment charging murder in the first degree. His trial counsel did not file a timely claim of appeal. Subsequent defense counsel filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied after an evidentiary hearing. The defendant appealed from the denial of his motion. Additionally, he filed a motion for leave to file a late claim of appeal of the trial. A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court allowed the motion and consolidated the two appeals. The…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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