Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/10/1988

Commonwealth v. Fickett

Citations

526 N.E.2d 1064
403 Mass. 194
1988 Mass. LEXIS 237

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insufficient evidence of one of the several theories given to the jury required reversal of the judgment of conviction and a new trial
defendant could assert that he never entered joint venture and, alternatively, that he withdrew
evidence insufficient where defendant was mere onlooker and did not know coventurer had gun
defendant was entitled to instruction where he testified he told co-venturer he did not want anything to do with planned robbery and asked to be dropped off at home

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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