Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Diaz
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 31, 2007PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
The defendant, Juan Diaz, was convicted of murder in the first degree (on theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty) in connection with the shooting *287death of the victim, Joel Martinez.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. He also asks this court to exercise its power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to reverse the conviction. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction of murder in the first degree, and decline to grant relief pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E.
1. Background. We summarize the facts the jury could have…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. ZinserMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KebreauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. NovoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. SandersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. SantosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
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