Commonwealth v. Stone

A Superior Court jury returned a guilty verdict against the defendant, Joseph A. Stone, for arson of a dwelling house in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 1. The defendant claims on appeal that the trial judge erred in (1) allowing testimony that the defendant had previously received Miranda warnings in an *801unrelated matter; and (2) instructing the jury that police officers give Miranda warnings to persons taken “into custody.” He also contends that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by allowing an expert to give prejudicial testimony, failing to request a limiting instruction in…