Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Beland
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 12, 2002PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
The defendant, Arthur J. Beland, was charged in an indictment with the crime of murder in the first degree, resulting from the beating death of Mary Ann Soares. A jury convicted him of murder in the first degree by reason of extreme atrocity or cruelty. He appeals from his conviction asserting several errors: (1) his statements to police should have been suppressed because his waiver of his Miranda rights was not valid and his statements not voluntary in the totality of the circumstances; (2) he was deprived of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel because his…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VerdeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. McCowenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. GaynorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. ClarkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.