Commonwealth v. Silva
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on theories of extreme atrocity or cruelty, felony murder, and armed robbery. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the convictions, holding (1) the trial judge did not err in denying Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence of his sneakers and evidence derived from blood found on his sneakers; (2) the trial judge did not err in instructing the jury on the theory of joint venture liability, over defense counsel’s objection; (3) the trial judge did not err in denying Defendant’s request for an instruction on involuntary manslaughter; and (4) the prosecutor did not improperly shift the burden of proof in her closing argument.
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