COMMONWEALTH v. COHEN


412 Mass. 375 (1992)

589 N.E.2d 289

COMMONWEALTH vs. COLUMBUS T. COHEN, JR.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 7, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Esther J. Horwich for the defendant.

Mark D. Zanini, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


NOLAN, J.

The defendant, Columbus T. Cohen, Jr., appeals from his convictions of the murder in the first degree of Kevin E. Shivers and the murder in the second degree of Johnnie Edward Shivers. The defendant contends on appeal that: (1) the trial judge erred in denying his motion for required findings of not guilty; (2) specific instances of the prosecutor's conduct were improper; (3) defense counsel rendered ineffective...

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