Springfield man's conviction in fatal shootings upheld

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By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Nov 20, 2009 at 6:33 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 6:33 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) - The highest court in Massachusetts has upheld the
conviction of a man serving a life sentence in the 2005 fatal
shooting of two Springfield men.

Maurice Felder is one of three men convicted in the murders of
Tyrone Lewis Jr. and Adrian White on Feb. 7, 2005.

Prosecutors said Felder and two other men shot their victims
while they were robbing them.

In his appeal, Felder's lawyer argued that the prosecutor made
errors in his closing argument and the judge made errors in his
instructions to the jury.

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday that there was nothing
improper about the closing or the instructions. The court upheld
Felder's convictions on murder, armed robbery and firearms charges.

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