MARSHALL, C.J.
This case raises the issue whether, pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 15 (d), as appearing in 422 Mass. 1501 (1996), the Commonwealth must reimburse the legal fees and appellate costs of private attorneys who, in an appeal, represented an indigent defendant who was already represented by a court-appointed attorney. The Appeals Court issued an order denying the defendant's motion for these fees and costs. We granted the defendant's application for further...
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