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COMMONWEALTH v. DIXON

395 Mass. 149 (1985)

479 N.E.2d 159

COMMONWEALTH vs. CHARLES P. DIXON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

June 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nona E. Walker, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

James D. Barretto, Assistant District Attorney (Margot Botsford, Assistant District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

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

NOLAN, J.

After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of two counts of mayhem, two counts of kidnapping, one count of aggravated rape, and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He subsequently filed motions for a new trial and for a postverdict inquiry of the jurors. A judge of the Superior Court denied these motions, and the defendant appealed. The Appeals Court affirmed the judgments, 18 Mass.App...

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