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· 5/7/1982

Commonwealth v. Hodge

Citations

  • 434 N.E.2d 1246
  • 386 Mass. 165
  • 1982 Mass. LEXIS 1438

How courts have described this case

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

  • per se denial of effective assistance of counsel when defense counsel’s partner represented prosecution witness in unrelated civil matter
  • defense counsel's financial incentive \in not antagonizing his firm's client\
  • multi-representation before, during, and after the defendant’s trial

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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