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COMMONWEALTH v. DEERAN

397 Mass. 136 (1986)

490 N.E.2d 412

COMMONWEALTH vs. JASPER DEERAN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lillian A. Wilmore for the defendant.

Judy G. Zeprun, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

HENNESSEY, C.J.

In 1972, the defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and unlawfully carrying a firearm. In 1984, the defendant filed a motion for postconviction relief, claiming that he had been placed twice in jeopardy contrary to his rights under the United States Constitution and Massachusetts common law.1 A judge of the Superior Court denied this motion, on the ground that...

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