Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hardy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 23, 1998PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
On September 16, 1994, a Hampden County jury convicted the defendant, Dennis Hardy, of murder in the first degree by reason of deliberate premeditation, extreme atrocity or cruelty, and felony-murder.1 The defendant filed a timely notice of appeal,- and also appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.2 The defendant argues that his lawyer rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by not thoroughly investigating and presenting a “diminished capacity” defense at trial. On review of the record of the case, we conclude that there was no error that would require us to grant the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. GreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. FrankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. LaCavaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. RobidouxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. MitchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
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