Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bart B.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 14, 1997PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
A District Court jury found the juvenile delinquent by reason of murder in the first degree.1 On appeal, he contends that the judge should have instructed the jury on the consequences of a delinquency finding and erroneously admitted hearsay statements. In addition, the juvenile claims ineffective assistance of counsel and asks this court to review the alleged errors under the provisions applicable to appeals of murder in the first degree under G. L. c. 278, § 33E. We affirm the judgment and decline to review a finding of delinquency by reason of murder in the first degree under G. L. c. 278,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by46 opinions
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