COMMONWEALTH v. COOK


364 Mass. 767 (1974)

308 N.E.2d 508

COMMONWEALTH vs. VERNARD COOK.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 11, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Shubow for the defendant.

Thomas J. Mundy, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: TAURO, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, & KAPLAN, JJ.


BRAUCHER, J.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, armed assault with intent to rob, and unlawfully carrying a pistol. He appeals under G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, and challenges (1) selection of the jury, (2) withholding and exclusion of exculpatory evidence, (3) admission in evidence of a handgun, and (4) denial of motions for directed verdicts. We affirm the convictions.

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