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COMMONWEALTH v. BARNES

399 Mass. 385 (1987)

504 N.E.2d 624

COMMONWEALTH vs. KENNETH BARNES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

March 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Scott Nagel for the defendant. Page 386

Ariane D. Vuono, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & NOLAN, JJ.

NOLAN, J.

Kenneth Barnes was convicted on indictments charging larceny, burglary, burglary and assault upon an occupant, and assault and battery. Barnes challenges his convictions on the ground that his decision to conduct his own defense was constitutionally deficient. He also claims that the judge impermissibly foreclosed his cross-examination of a witness. Finally, he contends that his confession to the burglary and larceny charges should have been suppressed because...

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