Massachusetts Appeals Court· 12/20/1990

Commonwealth v. Freeman

Citations

564 N.E.2d 11
29 Mass. App. Ct. 635
1990 Mass. App. LEXIS 686

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that the defendant must prove that “but for his counsel's erroneous advice concerning the admissibility of his probation record, he would have testified in his own defense.”
noting that “a colloquy [regarding a defendant’s decision not to testify] might give the defendant the impression that he was being urged by the judge to testify and to waive his right not to testify”
discussing Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 20-24 [1967], and harmless error analysis
“A criminal defend ant has a funda men tal right to testify on h is own be half.”
\A criminal defendant has a fundamental right to testify on his own behalf.\
defense counsel’s affidavit confirmed defendant’s claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Warner, Smith, Porada

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

28 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

38 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.