SPINA, J.
The issue in this appeal is whether Mass. R. Crim. P. 14 (b) (2) (B), as amended, 463 Mass. 1501 (2012), permits pretrial discovery of a defendant's medical and psychiatric records in connection with a rule 14 (b) (2) (B) psychiatric examination. The answer must be, Yes.
1. Background. A grand jury returned twenty-two indictments against the defendant, including for murder in the first degree and various counts of masked armed robbery. These...
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