Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cobb
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 9, 1980PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
A Superior Court jury returned guilty verdicts against the defendants, David A. Cobb and John Kevin Hurley, on indictments charging them with murder in the first degree of Vincent Wines. The defendants appeal, claiming several assignments of error, and also seek a reduction of the verdict or a new trial under G. L. c. 278, § 33E. We affirm the conviction of Cobb and reverse the conviction of Hurley, holding that he is entitled to a new trial because his trial counsel was inhibited in conducting Hurley’s defense by a genuine conflict of interest.
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2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. EarltopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by41 opinions
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