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COMMONWEALTH v. POVEZ

No. 12-P-998.

84 Mass. App. Ct. 660 (2013)

COMMONWEALTH v. JANLEER POVEZ.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

December 31, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie W. O'Brien for the defendant.

Michelle R. King , Assistant District Attorney ( Lisa Casella , Assistant District Attorney, with her) for the Commonwealth.

Present: KANTROWITZ, SIKORA, & HINES, JJ.

KANTROWITZ, J.

Charged with murder in the first degree, the defendant, Janleer Povez, was found guilty of murder in the second degree.1 He appeals, claiming error in (1) the allowance of a peremptory challenge of a prospective Hispanic juror; (2) the judge's failure to order, sua sponte, a competency examination; and (3) the instructions provided to the jury.2 As we are

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