TAURO, C.J.
The defendant was convicted of manslaughter on an indictment charging murder in the second degree. He appealed pursuant to G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, and the Appeals Court affirmed the judgment. Commonwealth v. Barton, 2 Mass.App.Ct. 898 (1974). We granted the defendant's application for further appellate review and we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.
Briefly, the jury could have found the following: The defendant...
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