Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/12/2012

Commonwealth v. Taylor

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463 Mass. 857
979 N.E.2d 722
2012 Mass. LEXIS 1103

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explaining that motion for new trial based on ineffectiveness is at its \weakest form\ when it is bereft of any explanations from prior counsel
“principle of transferred intent applies to the element of premeditation [such as] where defendant decides after premeditation to kill one person and kills another person”
where defendant intended to kill one victim, but in attempting to do so caused another victim’s death, defendant is treated as if he intended to kill bystander
where ample time to cool * off after fight but defendant returned to victim's house with firearm and shot victim, killing not in heat of passion
transferred intent instruction warranted where defendant argued with group of people, left, returned, and killed one member of group
\defendant is treated under the law as if he intended to kill the bystander\

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