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Commonwealth v. Swift

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided December 10, 1980PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.

The defendant Thomas J. Swift stands convicted of murder in the second degree, by virtue of his plea of guilty. Swift now seeks to withdraw his guilty plea on the ground that it was involuntary because he was not informed that malice aforethought is an element of the offense to which he pleaded. See Henderson v. Morgan, 426 U.S. 637 (1976); Commonwealth v. Huot, 380 Mass. 403 (1980); Osborne v. Commonwealth, 378 Mass. 104 (1979); Commonwealth v. Soffen, 377 Mass. 433 (1979); Commonwealth v. McGuirk, 376 Mass. 338 (1978), cert, denied, 439 U.S. 1120 (1979). See also McGuirk v. Fair, 622 F.2d…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. ChanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
  4. Commonwealth v. HuotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. FosterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
  2. Kowalski v. GagneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. JudgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. EaglesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. AmaralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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