Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Watson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 29, 2009PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
On September 21, 2007, a Superior Court jury convicted the defendant, Brandon Watson, of armed kidnapping, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, and armed robbery. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial, claiming that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in violation of his rights under art. 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights and the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. He alleged that trial counsel should have…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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