· 8/10/1988
Commonwealth v. Fickett
Citations
- 526 N.E.2d 1064
- 403 Mass. 194
- 1988 Mass. LEXIS 237
How courts have described this case
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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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