COMMONWEALTH v. CONNOR


381 Mass. 500 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 709

COMMONWEALTH vs. MYLES J. CONNOR, JR.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

September 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Hanify (Jess T. Fardella with him) for the defendant.

Philip T. Beauchesne, Assistant District Attorney (Matthew L. McGrath, III, Legal Assistant to the District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, WILKINS, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

The basic issue presented by the report of a Superior Court judge is whether a judge may disqualify counsel for the defendant over the defendant's objection. Myles J. Connor, Jr., was charged in two indictments with being an accessory before the fact to murder in the first degree. G.L.c. 274, § 2. Martin K. Leppo entered his appearance for the defendant on both indictments. Approximately six weeks later Mr. Leppo filed a "motion for disclosure to determine...

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