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COMMONWEALTH v. NAYLOR

407 Mass. 333 (1990)

553 N.E.2d 542

COMMONWEALTH vs. WILLIE J. NAYLOR.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampshire.

May 10, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Hoose for the defendant.

Ariane D. Vuono, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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

ABRAMS, J.

Convicted of assault and battery, the defendant, Willie J. Naylor, appeals, alleging that the judge erred in denying his request for an instruction on self-defense.1 We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We affirm.

We summarize the facts. Between 11 P.M. and 11:30 P.M., on February 26, 1988, the defendant entered Hugo's, a bar in Northhampton. The bar was small and "rough." From the time he entered...

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