Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Clerico
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 8, 1993No. 91-P-244PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
The defendant pleaded guilty in the Boston Municipal Court to two counts of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and received a sentence greater than he had anticipated he would receive. The defendant filed motions for a new trial and for the recusal of the judge, which were denied. The defendant appeals, claiming that (1) the pleas were not made intelligently and voluntarily due to ineffective assistance of counsel, and (2) the trial judge was bi ased against the defendant and should have recused herself from the postconviction proceedings. We affirm.
1. The facts. On February 1,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Fogarty v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. DeMarcoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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