COMMONWEALTH v. EPSOM


399 Mass. 254 (1987)

503 N.E.2d 954

COMMONWEALTH vs. ALBERT E. EPSOM.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

February 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Cunha, Jr., for the defendant.

Fredric Lee Ellis, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


O'CONNOR, J.

After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and of unlawfully carrying a firearm. The defendant filed timely claims of appeal. While the appeals were pending in this court, the defendant filed in this court motions for a new trial. Among the grounds in support of the motions was the claim that the defendant had been denied effective assistance of counsel by his trial attorney's dual representation of the defendant and...

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