Commonwealth v. Milley

On May 20,2003, this court, pursuant to a remand by the Appeals Court, held a two-day evidentiary hearing to determine whether there was a genuine conflict of interest on the part of defendant’s attorney, Paul Cacchiotti (“Cacchiotti”), when he retained the services of James O. Mills (“Mills”), as a private investigator. This alleged conflict occurred during the investigation and trial of rape allegations, which ultimately led to the defendant’s, John Milley (“Milley”), conviction. On June 25, 2002, the Appeals Court issued a remand instructing this court to hold an evidentiaiy hearing to…