COMMONWEALTH v. CHASSON


383 Mass. 183 (1981)

423 N.E.2d 306

COMMONWEALTH vs. LEROY CHASSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

March 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Sheketoff for the defendant.

Charles J. Hely, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


WILKINS, J.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree of one Paul Melody and his conviction of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, on one Robert Hayward. We affirm the convictions, and, as to the murder conviction, we have performed our duty under G.L.c. 278, § 33E, and conclude that neither a new trial is warranted nor the entry of a verdict of a lesser degree of guilt.

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