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COMMONWEALTH v. SCHNOPPS

390 Mass. 722 (1984)

459 N.E.2d 98

COMMONWEALTH vs. GEORGE A. SCHNOPPS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Berkshire.

January 9, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Rogers for the defendant.

Francis X. Spina, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.

ABRAMS, J.

At a retrial, the defendant, George A. Schnopps, again was convicted of murder in the first degree. See Commonwealth v. Schnopps, 383 Mass. 178 (1981). On appeal, Schnopps's sole argument is that we should exercise our power under G.L.c. 278, § 33E, to grant him a new trial or to direct the entry of a verdict of a lesser degree of guilt. We conclude that we should not exercise our power in favor of...

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