Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Donovan

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 31, 2026No. SJC 13799Published

1Opinion of the Court

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 557- 1030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us SJC-13799 COMMONWEALTH vs. BRIAN DONOVAN. Norfolk. January 7, 2026. - March 31, 2026. Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Dewar, & Wolohojian, JJ. Constitutional Law, Assistance…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  4. L.L., a juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  5. Diatchenko v. District Attorney for the Suffolk DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013

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