Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baker
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 11, 2003PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on the basis of extreme atrocity or cruelty. The victim was the defendant’s seven month old son. Represented by new counsel, the defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion for a new trial, arguing that a combination of prosecutorial misconduct, constitutionally ineffective representation by his trial counsel, and errors by the judge require a new trial. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse and order that the case stand for retrial.
1. (a) We first summarize the evidence at trial…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by34 opinions
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