Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hodge
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 7, 1982PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
We consider a claim that the defendant in a murder trial was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney’s law partner concurrently represented a prosecution witness in an unrelated civil matter. We conclude that the defendant Hodge was denied the effective assistance of counsel, to which he is entitled under art. 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, because of counsel’s concurrent representation, and reverse the trial judge’s denial of his motion for a new trial.
Hodge, represented by Mr. Jack D. Curtiss, was convicted of murder in the second degree after a trial by…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Patricia Campbell HearstCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Commonwealth v. RondeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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