Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sena
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 28, 2004PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
In 1996, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the shooting death of Carlos Cruz. Based on a showing of ineffective assistance of counsel, the convictions were reversed and the case remanded to Superior Court for a new trial. Commonwealth v. Sena, 429 Mass. 590 (1999). The defendant’s second trial again resulted in a conviction on both indictments. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial, which was assigned to and denied by another judge (as the trial judge no longer served in the Superior Court). On appeal from…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Breese v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. ArriagaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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