Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/7/2014

Commonwealth v. Wood

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469 Mass. 266
14 N.E.3d 140

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declining to grant relief under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, despite \lack of forensic evidence tying either [defendant] to the crime scene\
proceedings are presumptively public under First Amendment if they have \historically been open to press and general public\ and \public access plays a significant positive role in the functioning of the particular process\
jury may act within their discretion in deciding to hold principal murderer responsible to greater degree than joint venturer
statements made by joint venturer to girl friend on night of murder and several days later deemed admissible
joint venturer’s statements to his girlfriend both a few hours and a few days after crime admissible under coconspirator statements exception

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Judges: Ireland, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Lenk

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