Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Martin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 14, 1997PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
After trial by jury, Earl G.W. Martin was convicted of mayhem and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. Both convictions were based on a single act. The defendant received consecutive sentences for the two convictions. We allowed the defendant’s application for direct appellate review. The defendant, who represented himself at trial, argues that the convictions must be reversed because there is no record support of the determination that he knowingly and intelligently waived his right to representation by counsel and because the conviction of assault and battery by means of a…
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