Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/11/1994

Commonwealth v. Clarke

Citations

635 N.E.2d 1197
418 Mass. 207
1994 Mass. LEXIS 393

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sufficient evidence of joint venture where defendant “instigated” confrontation and sought help from another to retaliate, leading to shooting death of victim
acknowledgment to victim’s cousin admissible as “an effort to appease [cousin] to prevent him from reporting the crime”
defenses not mutually antagonistic where one defendant claimed he was present at crime scene but not participant, and other defendant claimed prosecution witnesses not credible
policy affording religious holiday benefits does derive from state constitutional provision assuring free exercise of religious freedom
joinder did not create unfair prejudice where evidence against one defendant \was slight in comparison to the evidence against\ other
the fact that the defendant \stood ready and willing to aid the [other coventurers]\ found significant to sustain a conviction for joint venture

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Judges: Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor, Greaney

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