Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Haggerty
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 9, 1987PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree, and from the denial of his motion for new trial, claiming that at trial he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. In his motion for new trial, the defendant claimed that the failure of his trial counsel 1 to investigate fully and to pursue the issue whether the defendant’s conduct was the proximate cause of the victim’s death constituted the ineffective assistance of counsel. The judge denied the motion for new trial. The defendant appeals. The sole issue on appeal is whether defense counsel’s failure to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. DelgadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. RondeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RhoadesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MontanezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. LicataMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. TrappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. HillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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