The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree of a fellow inmate in the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. The issues he argues on appeal largely concern claims that the trial judge abused his discretion in making various rulings. He also argues that, pursuant to G.L.c. 278, § 33E, we should direct the entry of a verdict of manslaughter or murder in the second degree. There was...
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