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COMMONWEALTH v. MELLO

420 Mass. 375 (1995)

COMMONWEALTH vs. LOUIS E. MELLO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

May 17, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy Sibbison for the defendant.

Elspeth B. Cypher, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

NOLAN, J.

The defendant appeals from his convictions of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, and arson,1 and from the denial of his motion for a new trial based on the alleged ineffective assistance of defense counsel. On appeal, the defendant challenges: (1) the prosecutor's closing argument; (2) the admission of the defendant's confessions; (3) the jury instructions on mens rea; (4) the judge's allegedly undignified...

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