Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Washington
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 3, 2011PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
A jury in the Superior Court found the defendant, Derrick Washington, along with two codefendants, Maurice Felder and Aaron Lester, guilty of murder in the first degree of Tyrone Lewis, Jr., and Adrian White1; the jury also convicted the three of armed robbery of Lewis, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.2 Before us is the defendant’s appeal from his convictions as well as his appeal from the denial of his motion for a new trial. The defendant claims that (1) his trial counsel was ineffective in failing…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- United States v. Patrick Wayde Mealy and Lance B. SpottsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Commonwealth v. BorgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. AndradeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. MeasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. CassidyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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