WILKINS, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree of one Paul Melody and his conviction of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, on one Robert Hayward. We affirm the convictions, and, as to the murder conviction, we have performed our duty under G.L.c. 278, § 33E, and conclude that neither a new trial is warranted nor the entry of a verdict of a lesser degree of guilt.
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