COMMONWEALTH v. McMAHON


443 Mass. 409 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH v. MICHAEL McMAHON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

February 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Paul Maidman for the defendant.

Thomas D. Ralph, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, SPINA, COWIN, & SOSMAN, JJ.


SOSMAN, J.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree for the shooting death of James Pierce. His motion for a new trial, alleging that he had been incompetent to stand trial and had been denied the effective assistance of counsel, was denied after an evidentiary hearing. His appeal from the denial of that motion was consolidated with his direct appeal. On appeal, the defendant contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to establish deliberate...

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