Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Begin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 6, 1985PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree on October 11, 1974. On January 13, 1975, he pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. After a hearing, a judge in the Superior Court accepted the plea and sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment.1
*193On April 3, 1980, the defendant filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that his guilty plea was involuntary because he was not informed that malice aforethought is an element of the offense to which he pleaded. See Henderson v. Morgan, 426 U.S. 637 (1976). After a hearing, a Superior Court judge denied the defendant’s motion. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. RembiszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. HuotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. McGuirkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. RembiszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MarshallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. CorreaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. NolanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. ColantoniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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