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1. “[A]s to the assault with dangerous weapon counts, a jury could conclude that [the second defendant] used only his fists in striking the victim or victims and that [the first defendant] did not wield the guitar in striking [the victim] or that the guitar did not in fact constitute a dangerous weapon. The jury could also find that the blows producing the serious injuries came from the wooden club carried by the third defendant and that neither of the appellants acted in concert with him or with each other.”

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