COMMONWEALTH v. TONEY.


385 Mass. 575 (1982)

433 N.E.2d 425

COMMONWEALTH vs. GREER TONEY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk..

March 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Gertner for the defendant.

Michael J. Traft, Assistant District Attorney (John N. Tramontozzi, Legal Assistant to the District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


HENNESSEY, C.J.

On March 7, 1979, the defendant was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree on an indictment comprehending murder in the first degree. The defendant moved for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. After the motion was denied, the defendant filed her claim of appeal from both the verdict and the denial of the motion. New counsel was appointed, and on April 22, 1980, the defendant filed a second...

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