NOLAN, J.
The defendant, Alvin T. Cobb, was convicted on two indictments charging armed robbery. The Appeals Court reversed the convictions and ordered a new trial, 19 Mass.App.Ct. 1111 (1985). We allowed the Commonwealth's application for further appellate review. We also reverse.
The relevant facts are as follows. On June 22, 1982, a Suffolk County grand jury returned three indictments against
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