Legal Opinion
Huot v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 13, 1973PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
The petitioner (Huot) pleaded guilty to so much of an indictment for murder in the first degree as charged him with murder in the second degree. Huot was sentenced to life imprisonment and, by this petition for a writ of error, he now contests the constitutional validity of his plea. After a hearing on the petition a single justice of this court affirmed the judgment and filed a reservation and report of his findings (which are not in dispute), his rulings and the question of law presented by the petition. We are asked to decide “Whether the petitioner’s plea of guilty was so made and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Ciummei v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. DuquetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. HuotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FosterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. FurrMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
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