Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Purinton
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 9, 1992No. 91-P-713PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillerman, J.
A jury found the defendant guilty of the charge of rape of a child, see G. L. c. 265, § 22A. Later, released on parole and with the assistance of new counsel, the defendant claimed, in a motion for a new trial, Mass.R.Crim.P. 30(b), 378 Mass. 900 (1979), and in a motion to set aside the verdict and enter a required finding of not guilty, Mass.R.Crim.P 25(b)(2), 378 Mass. 896 (1979), that his trial counsel failed inexcusably “to effectively litigate” his claim that prosecution for the crime with which he had been charged was barred by the statute of limitations, G. L. c. 277, § 63. In…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BarrettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. OrtegaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. McCormickMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. MitchellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. BougasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
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