Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tuitt
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 31, 1985PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant, Michael C. Tuitt, was convicted of armed robbery while masked, G. L. c. 265, § 17, and of carrying a firearm without a permit, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a). On the basis of several prior offenses, he was punished as an habitual offender under G. L. c. 279, § 25, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The judge also imposed a concurrent sentence of one year on the firearm conviction. The defendant appeals from his convictions, primarily on the grounds that the Superior Court judge wrongly denied his motion to discharge appointed counsel, and that the judge deprived him of his right to…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Morris v. SlappySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by69 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Michael C. Tuitt v. Michael Fair, Massachusetts Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Commonwealth v. ChavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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