Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Huot
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 16, 1980PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
On February 10, 1967, Douglas Paul Huot (Huot) was indicted for murder in the first degree. A trial began on July 11, 1967. On July 19, 1967, Huot pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Huot petitioned a single justice of this court in March, 1970, for a writ of error on the ground that his guilty plea was coerced. After a hearing on the merits, the single justice ruled on June 14, 1971, that Huot’s plea was voluntary, was made after reasonable inquiry by the judge and was not constitutionally infirm. He affirmed the conviction, but reserved and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. ChanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Commonwealth v. McGuirkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Osborne v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SinnottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- State v. FengSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- Commonwealth v. LoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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