Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Azar
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 23, 2002PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
When a criminal defendant’s conviction has been affirmed on direct appeal and the defendant thereafter moves for a new trial, raising for the first time an issue that could have been raised at the trial or on appeal, interests of finality and the fair and efficient administration of justice must be weighed in addition to “the ever-present concern that justice not miscarry for the defendant.” Commonwealth v. Curtis, 417 Mass. 619, 623 (1994). Our recent opinions, in particular, have *676described “society’s justified interest in finality that has long been implicit, and sometimes explicit, in our…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AlphasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. GreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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3Cited by153 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. LaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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