COMMONWEALTH v. SWAN

No. 93-P-1673.

38 Mass. App. Ct. 539 (1995)

COMMONWEALTH vs. TALBERT W. SWAN.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

May 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Barry for the defendant.

Margarita M. Whalen, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: DREBEN, GREENBERG, & LAURENCE, JJ.


GREENBERG, J.

Convicted by a jury of six in the District Court of larceny of property over $250 (G.L.c. 266, § 30),1 the defendant's appeal is based on the ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We agree with the defendant and reverse.

While most of the facts as to the events leading up to the issuance of the complaint against the defendant are not in ...

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