Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hensley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 15, 2009PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
On the afternoon of January 31, 2002, Nancy Hensley was found dead in the basement of her home in the East Boston section of Boston. She had been strangled to death with a necktie. Her husband, Kevin Hensley, was indicted for the murder, and, after a five-day jury trial, was found guilty of murder in the first degree on the theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. Represented by new counsel, Hensley filed a motion for a new trial, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The motion was denied. The appeal from the denial was consolidated with his direct appeal.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. JimenezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Hensley v. RodenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Commonwealth v. DurandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. WhitakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. AyalaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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