Commonwealth v. Callahan

Convicted of murder in the first degree, 1 the defendant, Joseph N. Callahan, appeals, alleging error in the denial of his motion to suppress statements he made to the police, error in the instructions to the jurors, 2 and ineffective assistance of counsel. In addition, pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1986 ed.), he alleges that there is a substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of justice because (a) the juror selection process is prejudicial; (b) his sentence violates the equal protection principles of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and art. 10 of the…