Commonwealth v. Turner

The defendant appeals from his convictions of murder in the second degree and of unlawfully carrying a handgun without a license (G. L. c. 269, § 10[ti]). Four issues are raised in this appeal.1 Three involve claims of error in the trial judge’s instructions; the fourth is directed to the ineffectiveness of trial counsel.2 We affirm.

The prosecution and the defendant presented different versions of the episode which led to the victim’s death. The prosecution introduced evidence that the defendant had quarreled with the victim the night before over a stereo allegedly taken by the victim and…