Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hennessey
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 14, 1987PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
In Commonwealth v. Hennessey, 17 Mass. App. Ct. 160 (1983) (Hennessey I), we affirmed Hennessey’s conviction of murder in the second degree. Thereafter, on March 28, 1984, the defendant moved pro se for a new trial and the appointment of counsel.
With the assistance of fresh counsel, Hennessey pressed his motion for a new trial on two grounds: (1) newly discovered evidence, and (2) deprivation of the right to testify at trial in his own behalf. As to the latter ground, Hennessey asserts that his desire to take the stand was overborne by his lawyer and that the trial judge, on his own…
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