Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Coral
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 14, 2008No. 07-P-1095PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
In August, 2002, the defendant, represented by counsel, pleaded guilty to two indictments charging trafficking in heroin.1 In July, 2005, the indigent defendant filed a motion *223to withdraw his guilty pleas and for a new trial, accompanied by motions for an evidentiary hearing and for assignment to the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) for screening as to the appointment of counsel. See Mass.R.Crim.P. 30(c)(5), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001). After a review by an attorney from a CPCS postconviction collateral screening panel, CPCS, following its policy in cases of collateral…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Halbert v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Commonwealth v. ConceicaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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