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COMMONWEALTH v. BENOIT

389 Mass. 411 (1983)

451 N.E.2d 101

COMMONWEALTH vs. RICHARD C. BENOIT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Finnerty & James M. McDonough, Jr., for the defendant.

Daniel C. Mullane, Assistant District Attorney (Ellen A. Donahue, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

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

HENNESSEY, C.J.

On June 19, 1979, the defendant, Richard C. Benoit, was found guilty by a jury of murder in the first degree and armed robbery. The trial judge sentenced the defendant to a term of life imprisonment on each conviction, the sentences to be served concurrently. The defendant appealed from these convictions to this court and we reversed the defendant's convictions and ordered a new trial. Commonwealth v. Benoit, 382 Mass...

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