Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Augustine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 11, 2015No. SJC 11482PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
Following our decision in Commonwealth v. Augustine, 467 Mass. 230 (2014), the defendant filed a request for attorney’s fees pursuant to Mass. R. Grim. R 15 (d), as appearing in 422 Mass. 1501 (1996). He seeks fees for counsel he engaged to replace his court-appointed counsel for the defense of the Commonwealth’s interlocutory appeal in the case. It is undisputed that the defendant is indigent and that his new counsel agreed not to charge him any fees for their services. For reasons explained below, we hold that the defendant is not entitled to the payment of fees under rule 15 (d) in these…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AugustineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Polay v. McMahonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Torres v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. PhinneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AugustineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. EstabrookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. FulgiamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. LongMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
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