Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rondeau
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 5, 1979PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This appeal is before us pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. The defendant was convicted on three indictments charging armed robbery and sentenced to serve eighteen to twenty-five years from and after any sentences presently being served. He moved for a new trial on the alternate grounds (a) that the trial judge erred in refusing to allow his trial attorney to withdraw so that he might become an alibi witness for the defense, or (b) that the defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel at his trial. The judge denied the motion after hearing, and the defendant appealed. The Appeals…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Millard Robert Beasley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by133 opinions
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