Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/14/2015

Commonwealth v. Tavares

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471 Mass. 430
30 N.E.3d 91

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defendant brought gun to scene, chambered bullet, and pointed it at victim’s companions; fatal shots fired by coventurer
defendant brought gun to scene, chambered bullet, and pointed it at victim's companions; fatal shots fired by coventurer
sufficient evidence of lethal intent where defendant brought gun to scene, chambered bullet, and pointed it at victim's companions
where defendant “simply pointed the gun at [the victim] and then backed away”
where defendant \simply pointed the gun at [the victim] and then backed away\

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Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly

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