Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gulla
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 5, 2017No. SJC 11361PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBudd, J.
The defendant, Robert Gulla, was convicted of murder in the first degree of the victim on the theories of deliberate pre meditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. 2 In this appeal, 3 the defendant asserts that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense, as well as denied a fair trial based on the judge’s failure to give certain jury instructions. The defendant also seeks relief under G. L. c. 278, § 33E. After full consideration of the record and the defendant’s arguments, we affirm the defendant’s convictions and the denial of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. AmaralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. AmaralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. MoffatMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2020
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