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HARRIS v. COMMONWEALTH

371 Mass. 478 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 991

JACK A. HARRIS vs. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret D. McGaughey for the petitioner.

Bernard Manning, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, WILKINS, & LIACOS, JJ.

LIACOS, J.

The petitioner (Harris) was found guilty by a jury on an indictment charging armed robbery (G.L.c. 265, § 18). After his trial, which occurred during October and November, 1963, he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of fifteen to twenty-five years. In September, 1972, Harris filed a pro se petition for a writ of error in the county court. Counsel subsequently was appointed to represent Harris and a substitute petition for writ of error was filed...

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