Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Roberts
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 20, 1990PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant, Daniel R. Roberts, appeals from convictions of murder in the first degree, and armed robbery. The defendant alleges error in (1) the denial of his motion to suppress; (2) the judge’s evidentiary rulings; and (3) the judge’s failure to give an instruction on larceny. The defendant also asks that we exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, and reduce the verdict to a lesser degree of guilt. We affirm the convictions. We decline to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, in favor of the defendant.
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