Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sellon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 25, 1980PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Convicted of manslaughter on an indictment charging murder in the first degree, the defendant William A. Sellon appeals. G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. Sellon also appeals from the denial of a motion for new trial based on a claim that at trial he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. The appeals were consolidated, and we transferred the case here on our own motion. We affirm the judgment and the denial of the motion for a new trial.
Sellon’s principal argument 1 is that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. Sellon points to (1) trial counsel’s decision not to offer…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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3Cited by166 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. GallisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. ClaryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. DrewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. RosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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