Legal Opinion
Chin Kee v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 23, 1969No. 7193_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
On September 14, 1932, appellant was arraigned in the Superior Court of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, without counsel on an indictment charging him with first degree murder. Appellant entered a plea of not guilty and requested appointment of counsel. Counsel was appointed on October 5, 1932, and on October 31 the trial began. Appellant was convicted and sentenced to death. The sentence was commuted to life and subsequently to a term of sixty-five years to life. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. Commonwealth v. Chin Kee, 283 Mass. 248, 186 N.E. 253.
In 1968…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Joseph CalabroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth v. FlynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Charles M. Siverson v. Michael O'Leary and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- William M. Gilday, Jr. v. Palmer C. ScafatiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Delle Chiaie v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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