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Commonwealth v. Hurley

Citations

  • 461 N.E.2d 754
  • 391 Mass. 76
  • 1984 Mass. LEXIS 1328

How courts have described this case

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  • reinstating recaptured fugitive's appeal provided that the trial court finds no prejudice to the government because of delay caused by appellant's flight
  • reinstating recaptured fugitive’s appeal provided that the trial court finds no prejudice to the government because of delay caused by appellant’s flight
  • conflict of interest resulted from attorney's representation of both defendant and prosecution witness at time of trial
  • conflict of interest resulted from attorney’s representation of both defendant and prosecution witness at time of trial
  • appeal will be reinstated if appellant’s claims are meritorious and state’s case will not be prejudiced by delay
  • reinstatement of appeal of convicted fugitive felon upon his return to custody is a matter of discretion to be exercised by appellate court

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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

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