QUIRICO, J.
Two years and three months after his conviction for armed robbery while masked, the petitioner filed a petition for a writ of error in the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County. He alleged that the failure of his retained counsel to preserve his appellate rights or to inform him of his right to appointed counsel on appeal constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. After appointing counsel to represent him, a single justice referred the matter to...
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