Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Morales
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 9, 2009PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant was convicted of the deliberately premeditated murder of Daylan Shepard, the assault by means of a dangerous weapon of Travis Brown, the armed assault with intent to murder Travis Brown, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Represented by first appellate counsel, he filed a motion for a new trial, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, which was denied. Represented by second (present) appellate counsel, he filed a second motion for a new trial, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, which also was denied. He appealed from the denial of each motion for a new trial, and…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GamboraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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- Commonwealth v. MeasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. VaughnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. LengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
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