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COMMONWEALTH v. TAVARES

385 Mass. 140 (1982)

430 N.E.2d 1198

COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID N. TAVARES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

January 29, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie J. Davis (Mary D. Gearin with him) for the defendant.

Lance J. Garth, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & NOLAN, JJ.

ABRAMS, J.

After a jury trial, the defendant, David Tavares, was convicted of murder in the first degree.1 He was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment.2 Tavares appeals. He claims error concerning (1) the denial of his motion to suppress statements made by him to police officials; (2) the instructions to the jury; (3) the denial of a motion for mistrial based on juror misconduct;

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