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COMMONWEALTH v. SCOTT

428 Mass. 362 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH v. JOHN A. SCOTT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

November 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles K. Stephenson for the defendant.

David B. Mark, Special Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, FRIED, & MARSHALL, JJ.

ABRAMS, J.

The defendant, John A. Scott, appeals from convictions of murder in the first degree on the theory of felony-murder and unarmed robbery. He also appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial. The defendant's principal contentions are that the judge erroneously instructed the jury on felony-murder, and that defense counsel provided ineffective assistance. We affirm the defendant's conviction of murder in...

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