Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Adams
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 31, 1978PublishedCited by 211 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and armed robbery. Represented by new counsel, he appeals from his convictions and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. These appeals were argued together here.
He argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in violation of his constitutional rights, because his trial counsel’s representation was grossly inadequate and because his trial counsel was in a position of conflict of interest. He argues additionally that he was improperly denied access, for impeachment purposes, to criminal records of certain…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Millard Robert Beasley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Victor Dennis Marzullo v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by211 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SellonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RondeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. MoffettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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