LIACOS, J.
The defendant appeals under G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from a conviction of murder in the second degree after a jury trial on an indictment for murder in the first degree. The defendant has filed numerous assignments of error, only three of which need be discussed in view of our determination that the judgment of conviction must be reversed, the jury verdict set aside, and a new trial ordered.
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