Legal Opinion
McGarty v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 6, 1950PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, C.J.
The petitioner alleges in his petition that he has been tried and convicted of murder in the first degree and has been sentenced to pay the death penalty as provided by law. The only error set forth as the basis of his-petition is the denial by the judge of the trial court of a motion by the petitioner that he “being without funds, be allowed to employ two (2) psychiatrists at the expense of the Commonwealth so that he may properly defend himself against the crime as charged by the Commonwealth.” It is alleged that this denial violated the petitioner’s constitutional rights. The petition came…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bute v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Pino v. Nicolls (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- McGarty v. O'brien, WardenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
- Lannon v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Salemme v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Ex Parte FarrellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
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