Commonwealth v. Guyton

Following a trial by jury, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and larceny. This is an appeal from those convictions. The defendant argues that the trial judge erroneously denied his motion to suppress statements he gave to the police as well as physical evidence seized pursuant to search warrants obtained on the basis of those statements. He also asserts that the judge erroneously admitted evidence of his prior misconduct, and that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. Lastly, he requests that we *498exercise our extraordinary power under G. L. c. 278, §…