KAPLAN, J.
Upon indictment and trial by jury, the defendant Richard Murchison was convicted of possessing heroin with intent to distribute (G.L.c. 94C, § 32) and was sentenced thereon as a second offender (G.L.c. 94C, § 32). He appeals. He does not contend that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. Rather he complains that a comment the judge felt obliged to make about parts of his counsel's closing speech to the jury, with its theme that...
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