COMMONWEALTH v. PATON

No. 90-P-1522.

31 Mass. App. Ct. 460 (1991)

579 N.E.2d 177

COMMONWEALTH vs. ROBERT A. PATON.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

October 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana A. Curhan for the defendant.

Robert C. Thompson, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: BROWN, FINE, & GREENBERG, JJ.


FINE, J.

The defendant appeals from judgments of conviction of armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, contending that the trial judge erred in not instructing the jury, sua sponte, on self-defense and various lesser included offenses. The arguments are made for the first time on appeal. Upon our review of the record of the trial, we conclude that there was no error, let alone any substantial risk of a miscarriage...

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