COMMONWEALTH v. BURKE


373 Mass. 569 (1977)

369 N.E.2d 451

COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN L. BURKE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

November 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eileen Cenci for the defendant.

Peter W. Agnes, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


ABRAMS, J.

John L. Burke (defendant) was convicted, after a jury trial, on an indictment charging armed robbery. He appeals that conviction pursuant to G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33H, and claims as reversible error (1) the denial of his motions for mistrial, particularly the motion which was made during the Commonwealth's summation, and (2) the denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of speedy trial as guaranteed by the Agreement on Detainers (the agreement). St...

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