· 1/4/1994
Commonwealth v. Gelpi
Citations
- 625 N.E.2d 543
- 416 Mass. 729
- 1994 Mass. LEXIS 3
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- counsel’s failure to object to judge’s omission regarding intent requirement for armed robbery constituted ineffective assistance because, based on evidence, defendant lacked “intent to steal”
- honest and reasonable belief that property is defendant’s negates intent to steal
- failure to object to instruction constituted ineffective assistance of counsel
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Nolan, Lynch, Greanby
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