Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/5/1979

Commonwealth v. Rondeau

Citations

392 N.E.2d 1001
378 Mass. 408
1979 Mass. LEXIS 866

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appearing as witness would place trial counsel in unseemly position of arguing own credibility
ineffectiveness not established by simple showing that defense counsel did not call an additional witness to bolster the case
ineffectiveness not established by simple showing that defense counsel did not call an additional witness to bolster the case
“Ineffectiveness is not established simply by showing that [counsel] failed to call an additional witness ... to bolster the defense case”
“This is not a case where ‘arguably reasoned tactical or strategic judgments . . . are called into question . . .’ ”
“The conflict engendered in the attorney’s own mind may have unmeasurable adverse effects on the client’s interests. It is the conflict alone which renders assistance ineffective”

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Kaplan, Wilkins, Abrams

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