COMMONWEALTH v. SIROIS


437 Mass. 845 (2002)

COMMONWEALTH v. BRIAN J. SIROIS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

October 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Doyle for the defendant.

Anne S. Kennedy, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., SPINA, COWIN, & SOSMAN, JJ.


SOSMAN, J.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on a theory of deliberate premeditation, and his motion for a new trial was denied. On appeal, he argues error in the denial of his motion to suppress his confession to the police, the trial judge's instruction on voluntary manslaughter, and the denial of his motion for a new trial without an evidentiary hearing. He also contends that trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm the conviction and the...

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