Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Westmoreland
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 3, 1983PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant appeals from a conviction of murder in the first degree and argues, inter alla, that he is entitled to a new trial because he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We agree.
The jury could have found the facts to be as follows. In July of 1978, the defendant and the victim established a residence together in Chelsea. Sometime thereafter the victim’s two children moved in with their mother and the defendant. In December these four individuals moved to a third floor apartment at 12 Lynn Street in Chelsea. The defendant and the victim argued frequently; at least one such…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MerolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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- Commonwealth v. NadwornyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. MarquettyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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