Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/6/2002

Commonwealth v. Laurore

Citations

437 Mass. 65
769 N.E.2d 725
2002 Mass. LEXIS 383

How courts have described this case

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fact that defendant became suicidal during trial did not require judge to hold formal competency hearing
trial counsel who presents one expert medical witness not ineffective for refusing to call other expert whose conclusions were inconsistent and more speculative
no error when judge failed to conduct voir dire on voluntariness because suppression of defendant’s confession would have disrupted reasonable trial strategy
suicidal defendant “screaming” and “crying uncontrollably” in cell; no error where, after colloquy, judge proceeded with trial next day without conducting competency hearing

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Judges: Greaney

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