Commonwealth v. Blaikie

The defendant appeals under the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from a conviction of murder in the first degree. The defendant argues on appeal that the trial judge erred in (1) denying the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict of not guilty on so much of the indictment as charged murder in the first degree; (2) denying the defendant’s motion to suppress statements, based on an alleged breach of a discovery agreement; (3) refusing to allow the defendant to call the prosecutor as a witness; (4) denying the defendant permission to reopen his case on surrebuttal; and (5) failing to…