COMMONWEALTH v. POPE


406 Mass. 581 (1990)

549 N.E.2d 1120

COMMONWEALTH vs. JOSEPH POPE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

February 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Duncan for the defendant.

Susan Underwood, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


LIACOS, C.J.

The defendant appeals from his convictions of armed robbery and murder in the first degree. The defendant alleges error in (1) the denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty as to the indictment charging murder; (2) the denial of his motion to dismiss on the ground of double jeopardy prior to the commencement of his second trial;1 (3) the prosecutor's closing argument; and (4) the judge's instructions to the...

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