Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gould
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 19, 1992PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree on the basis of premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. A subsequent motion for a new trial (see Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 [b], 378 Mass. 900 [1979]) was denied by the trial judge without a hearing. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues that his trial counsel provided him with constitutionally inadequate representation, and that the judge erred in denying his motion for a new trial. We examine the ineffective assistance claim under the standard set forth in G. L. c. 278, § 33E, whether…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. DelgadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by27 opinions
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