Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Brady
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 5, 1980PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant, David J. Brady, was convicted of murder in the first degree in connection with the death of a three year old child and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant’s pro se petition for writ of *45error, alleging the failure of his trial counsel to file a claim of appeal as requested or to inform him of pro se appellate procedures, was stayed pending a hearing on a motion for a new trial filed by a court-appointed attorney in the Superior Court. The motion for a new trial raised the issue set forth in the original petition for writ of error and additional issues relating to…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by66 opinions
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