Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Garvin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 14, 2010PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
In 2004, the defendant was convicted of the murder in the first degree of the victim, Felipe Santiago, on the theory of deliberate premeditation, and of unlawful possession of a firearm. He appealed. Represented by new counsel, he filed a motion for a new trial and an evidentiary hearing, charging that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective and that there was reversible error in the prosecutor’s closing argument. He requested a new trial or, alternatively, discovery and funds to acquire additional information to support his motion. After an evidentiary hearing, the motion was…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Pytou HeangMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. JenkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. GoitiaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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