Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rock
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 26, 1999PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant, Edker Rock, appeals from his convictions of murder in- the first degree and unlawful possession of a firearm.1 G. L. c. 265, § 1. G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a). We affirm the convictions. We decline to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, in favor of the defendant on the conviction of murder in the first degree.
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