Commonwealth v. Ford

Following his convictions on complaints charging breaking and entering in the night time with intent to commit a felony, larceny in a building, and malicious destruction of property over the value of $100, see G. L. c. 266, §§ 16, 20, 127 (1984 ed.), the defendant appealed. The Ap peals Court affirmed the judgments. See Commonwealth v. Ford, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 575 (1985). We granted further appellate review to consider the defendant’s allegations that the use of certified copies of records of his convictions containing extraneous matter deprived him of a fair trial, and that the judge’s…