Commonwealth v. Fernandes
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The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed in part and vacated in part Defendant's convictions, holding that Defendant's convictions on three charges of assault by means of a dangerous weapon were duplicative.
Specifically, the Supreme Judicial Court held (1) the trial court did not err in denying Defendant's motion for a new trial, motion for an evidentiary hearing, and motion for further discovery; (2) there was no prejudicial error in Defendant's convictions of murder in the first degree, three charges of armed assault with intent to commit murder, and carrying a firearm without a license; (3) Defendant's three convictions of assault by means of a dangerous weapon were duplicative of his three convictions of armed assault with intent to murder; and (4) Defendant was not entitled to relief on his remaining allegations of error; and there was no reason to grant extraordinary relief under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, 33E.
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