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COMMONWEALTH v. ADAMS

374 Mass. 722 (1978)

375 N.E.2d 681

COMMONWEALTH vs. LAWRENCE ADAMS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 31, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin K. Leppo for the defendant.

Robert J. McKenna, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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

WILKINS, J.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and armed robbery. Represented by new counsel, he appeals from his convictions and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. These appeals were argued together here.

He argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in violation of his constitutional rights, because his trial counsel's representation was grossly inadequate and...

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