Commonwealth v. Duffy

The defendant appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial without an evidentiary hearing.2 "A decision whether to allow a new trial 'is addressed to the sound discretion of the [motion] judge.' " Commonwealth v. Cadet, 473 Mass. 173, 179 (2015), quoting from Commonwealth v. Perkins, 450 Mass. 834, 845 (2008). For the reasons articulated by the motion judge in his well-reasoned and detailed decision, we affirm.

The pro se defendant raises numerous arguments that can be organized into four groups. First, he argues three errors in the conduct of the trial: (1) supposed error in allowing…