Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Turner
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 5, 1994No. 92-P-1693PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. G. L. c. 265, 15A.1 A motion for a new trial was filed and, after an evidentiary hearing, was denied by the trial judge. Mass.R.Crim.P. 30(b), 378 Mass. 900 (1979). *386The defendant appeals, claiming that his motion for a new trial was improperly denied where his constitutional right to prepare his defense was abridged as a result of threats made by the prosecutor to prospective defense witnesses. We agree.2
1. The facts. The defendant’s conviction arose from the following incident. On…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Valenzuela-BernalSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Webb v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Walter Morrison A/K/A "Skip" Morrison Appeal of Nick BosciaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Barry HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Commonwealth v. St. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McGeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. GirouardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. PentaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. HolmesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. BachmanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
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