After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant, Francis Luce, was found guilty of murder in the first degree. The defendant appealed and on the same day filed a motion for a new trial based on the prosecutor's closing argument. He also seeks relief under G.L.c. 278, § 33E (1984 ed.).
The motion for new trial was not acted on in the Superior Court. It should be noted that a motion for new trial...
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