GOODMAN, J.
The defendant appeals (G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G) from a conviction on an indictment charging that on November 15, 1975, he "by force and violence, did rob and steal from the person of ... a purse containing ... money, all of the value of less than one hundred dollars." The defendant makes three contentions.
1. Records of conviction. After a jury was empanelled and before any further proceedings, the trial judge heard
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