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COMMONWEALTH v. FUNCHES

379 Mass. 283 (1979)

397 N.E.2d 1097

COMMONWEALTH vs. SHEILA FUNCHES (and a companion case).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

November 30, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade M. Welch for Gloria Jordan.

Joyce Poulin (Henry F. Owens, III, with her) for Sheila Funches.

Leonard J. Henson, Assistant District Attorney (Deborah Goldman, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

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

LIACOS, J.

Sheila Funches and Gloria Jordan were each indicted for murder in the first degree; armed assault with intent to rob; assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon; armed assault in a dwelling; armed robbery; and assault and battery. Tried in the Superior Court to a jury, both defendants were found guilty of murder in the second degree and guilty on all other indictments. The trial judge sentenced the defendants...

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