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COMMONWEALTH v. FACELLA

No. 95-P-738.

42 Mass. App. Ct. 354 (1996)

COMMONWEALTH v. JOSEPH FACELLA.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Rizman for the defendant.

Nancy L. Hathaway, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GREENBERG, GILLERMAN, & FLANNERY, JJ.

GREENBERG, J.

Over two years elapsed before the defendant, Joseph Facella, represented by new counsel, moved for a new trial after pleading guilty to seven indictments in the Superior Court.2 That time interval engenders an initial skepticism about the defendant's argument that his pleas were coerced by his original defense counsel. The gravity of the perceived deficiencies in defense...

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