Commonwealth v. Hernandez
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of armed robbery, two counts of murder in the first degree, and one count each of home invasion, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possessing a firearm without a license. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the convictions and declined to exercise its authority pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, 33E, holding (1) the trial court did not err in denying Defendant’s motion to suppress the firearm used in the armed robbery and murders; and (2) Defendant’s right to due process was not violated by the joinder of his trial with his codefendants and in the joinder of the armed robbery charges and charges relating to the home invasion.
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