Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/14/2014

Commonwealth v. Joyner

Citations

467 Mass. 176
4 N.E.3d 282
2014 WL 553145
2014 Mass. LEXIS 28

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reviewing sufficiency challenge notwithstanding defendant's failure to move for required finding because conviction on insufficient evidence presents substantial risk of miscarriage of justice
noting expert testimony that fingerprints of twins “will not have the same minutia points”
reviewing unpreserved insufficiency claim \because findings based on legally insufficient evidence are inherently serious enough to create a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice\ (quoting Commonwealth v. Powell, 459 Mass. 572, 946 N.E.2d 114, 122 (2011))
for constructive-force armed robbery, \objectively menacing conduct” and \intent to put the victim in fear” are required (quoting Marcotte, 466 N.E.2d at 129)
video showing robber touching a cash drawer in same area where defendant's fingerprints were later found, together with additional evidence, sufficient to identify defendant
\expert [latent print] testimony based on the ACE-V methodology 7 ACE-V stands for \analysis, comparison, evaluation, and verification.\ 25 continues to be admissible\

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Judges: Duffly

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