Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/20/2017

Commonwealth v. Jones

Citations

477 Mass. 307
77 N.E.3d 278

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determining judge abused her discretion in finding that defendant made necessary prima facie showing of discrimination
lying to police about whereabouts at time of murder is evidence of consciousness of guilt
\evidence of the flight path of the single person seen at the scene of the shooting\ helped establish defendant's identity as shooter
evidence sufficient to identify where unidentified person was \linked with the defendant in several ways\
judge did not err in finding no pattern of racial discrimination where prospective juror's \two significant experiences with the law provided a sufficient and obvious basis for the prosecutor's peremptory challenge\
jury could infer defendant was shooter where witnesses observed someone matching his description running alone, away from victim's car, \clutching something in his pocket consistent with a firearm\

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Judges: Gants, Lenk, Hines, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd

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