COMMONWEALTH v. DREW


397 Mass. 65 (1986)

489 N.E.2d 1233

COMMONWEALTH vs. CARL H. DREW.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis M. O'Boy for the defendant.

Patricia O. Ellis, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


ABRAMS, J.

The defendant, Carl H. Drew, was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar Junction. The defendant's motion for a new trial was denied.1 On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial judge erred in (1) refusing to issue a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum to procure the attendance...

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