Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Childs
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 15, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
In 1986, the Appeals Court reversed the defendant’s 1984 conviction of murder in the second degree and granted him a new trial. Commonwealth v. Childs, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 33 (1986), S.C., 400 Mass. 1006 (1987). The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree after retrial in 1988, and the Appeals Court again reversed. Commonwealth v. Childs, 31 Mass. App. Ct. 64 (1991). On further appellate review, this court upheld the 1988 conviction. Commonwealth v. Childs, 413 Mass. 252 (1992).
*530In 2002, the defendant filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that during his 1988 retrial, the trial…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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