Legal Opinion
Oses v. Com. of Mass.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 7, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-0487-WDPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WOODLOCK, District Judge.
Thomas Oses brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that his 1977 convictions in the Norfolk County Superior Court for armed assault in a dwelling and kidnapping were obtained in viola tion of his constitutional rights. He challenges both the decision of the pretrial motions judge to permit him to proceed pro se and the conduct of the ensuing trial by a different judge of the Superior Court.
The petition illustrates the prescience of Justice Jackson’s observation that “[t]he responsibility for fair and orderly trial must be carried by the…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. ArmentroutSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000
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