Commonwealth v. White

After he was convicted by a jury in the Superior Court of rape, the defendant moved for a new trial on *267the ground that he had been denied effective assistance of counsel. After an evidentiary hearing, the Superior Court judge who presided at trial denied the motion. The Appeals Court reversed, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 417 (1990), and we granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review. We affirm the decision of the Superior Court.

We summarize the evidence at trial. The defendant and the complainant were employees of the Motorola Corporation. On August 19, 1987, following an…