Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Epsom
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 18, 1987PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and of unlawfully carrying a firearm. The defendant filed timely claims of appeal. While the appeals were pending in this court, the defendant filed in this court motions for a new trial. Among the grounds in support of the motions was the claim that the defendant had been denied effective assistance of counsel by his trial attorney’s dual representation of the defendant and the father of a witness for the Commonwealth. A single justice of this court directed that the motions for a new trial be referred to the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. KendrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. PeloquinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. GlassMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. AllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. EspadaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
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