COMMONWEALTH v. MARTINEZ


425 Mass. 382 (1997)

COMMONWEALTH v. ERASMUS ANTULIO MARTINEZ.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 11, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane A. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Kenneth J. King, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, FRIED, & MARSHALL, JJ.


FRIED, J.

On October 20, 1989, a jury found the defendant, Erasmus Antulio Martinez, guilty of murder in the first degree and possession of a "sawed-off" shotgun. The defendant appealed and filed a pro se motion for a new trial. A hearing was held in Superior Court to consider the motion and to determine whether an evidentiary hearing was needed. On October 26, 1995, the defendant's motion for a new trial was denied without...

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