Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lanoue
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 20, 1990PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
This is the third time this case has come before us. On November 4, 1980, a jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree. The defendant appealed from his conviction to this court. On direct review, we exercised our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, and reduced the verdict to murder in the second degree. Commonwealth v. Lanoue, 392 Mass. 583 ((Lanoue I). On May 29, 1986, the defendant moved for a new trial based on a claim of ineffective as*3sistance of counsel. The Superior Court judge denied the motion without a hearing and the defendant appealed. In October of 1987, this court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. GreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. RondeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. VanderpoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. CordleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. SamaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. KoneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. DeramoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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