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COMMONWEALTH v. LAVOIE

No. 09-P-838.

80 Mass. App. Ct. 546 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH v. MATTHEW G. LAVOIE.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

October 3, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie W. O'Brien for the defendant.

Hallie White Speight , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: COHEN, GRAHAM, & WOLOHOJIAN, JJ.

COHEN, J.

Four years after he was convicted of murder in the second degree, the defendant filed a motion for a new trial, claiming that his trial counsel had provided constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to object to the closure of the courtroom during jury selection. The trial judge carefully considered the motion, conducting an evidentiary hearing that spanned two days and involved testimony from...

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