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William S. Toppi v. Massachusetts
Paid petition · Appeals Court of Massachusetts, No. 21-P-332 · judgment March 25, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the sentencing judge and defense counsel were required to recuse themselves after exhibiting clear bias relating to Defendant’s case.
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Whether Defense counsels’ performance fell measurably below that of a normal fallible attorney.
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Whether the sentencing judge made false assertions to the defendant in eliciting the waiver of constitutional rights.
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Whether Massachusetts Appeals Court Rule 23.0 formerly Rule 1:28 is unconstitutional.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
William S. Toppi
For respondent
Anna E. Lumelsky
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 21 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jan 25 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
- Jan 19 2023Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed.
- Oct 18 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2023)