Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shuman
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 8, 2005PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
On October 26, 1999, a Superior Court jury found Richard Shuman guilty of the premeditated murder of two of his business associates. Shuman appealed and filed a motion for a new trial in this court on November 19, 2002, on the grounds that newly discovered evidence cast substantial doubt on the justice of his convictions or, alternatively, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. We remanded the motion to the Superior Court for disposition and stayed appellate proceedings. After reviewing the affidavits and materials filed in support of the motion and without holding an…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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