A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty and also found him guilty of armed assault in a dwelling. The defendant appeals from his convictions and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant claims error because the jury were not permitted to consider a verdict of voluntary manslaughter; the trial...
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