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COMMONWEALTH v. CARAMANICA

No. 98-P-1741.

49 Mass. App. Ct. 376 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH v. ANDREW M. CARAMANICA.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

June 8, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Ann Boyden for the defendant.

Carolyn A. Burbine, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: BROWN, PORADA, & BECK, JJ.

BROWN, J.

The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of armed robbery while masked, G. L. c. 265, § 17. On appeal, he alleges that (1) the prosecutor's closing was improper, (2) the judge's instructions were seriously flawed, and (3) his attorney provided ineffective representation. We reverse on the basis of the defendant's second claim and so need not address his other arguments.1

We briefly rehearse the cardinal...

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