State v. Tolliver

Anne L. Kilbane, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict, following trial before Judge Bridget McCafferty, finding appellant Charles T. Tolliver, Jr. guilty of conspiracy to commit the 1978 murder of Elaine Lovett. Tolliver contends that his lawyer did not provide effective assistance when he failed to seek dismissal of the conspiracy charge on statute-of-limitations grounds. We reverse and remand for determination of whether the charge was time-barred.

We glean from the record the following: In 1978, Tolliver, known to have been armed at all times with a gun and/or knife, was…