COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNSON


412 Mass. 318 (1992)

588 N.E.2d 684

COMMONWEALTH vs. LANCE W. JOHNSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 26, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Sheketoff for the defendant.

Lauren Inker, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


NOLAN, J.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree in the death of Arthur G. Pearce. We have reviewed the entire record pursuant to our obligation under G.L.c. 278, § 33E (1990 ed.), to determine whether there is a substantial likelihood that a miscarriage of justice has occurred. Commonwealth v. Shelley, 374 Mass. 466, 467 (1978), S.C., 381 Mass. 340

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