COMMONWEALTH v. MALDONADO


389 Mass. 626 (1983)

451 N.E.2d 1146

COMMONWEALTH vs. JOSE MALDONADO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

July 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Donahue for the defendant.

William T. Walsh, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


LYNCH, J.

The defendant was convicted of the murder in the first degree of Lydia Velez. He contends that the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a mistrial, in admitting evidence of his custodial interrogation, and in his instructions to the jury.1 The defendant seeks a new trial or entry of a verdict of a lesser degree of guilt pursuant to our powers under G.L.c. 278, § 33E. We...

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