Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mitchell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 9, 1999PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation. While the *853defendant’s appeal has been pending, he moved for a new trial claiming that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to impeach the Commonwealth’s three main witnesses with evidence of their prior convictions and charges pending against them. The motion was remanded to the trial judge, who denied it. The defendant also appeals from the denial of that motion.
In addition to his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the defendant claims he was denied a fair trial by improper…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. ColemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. GaynorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. BrittoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. BrittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. NievesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
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