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COMMONWEALTH v. JACKSON

No. SJC-10398.

471 Mass. 262 (2015)

COMMONWEALTH v. MICHAEL JACKSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 16, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emanuel Howard for the defendant.

Helle Sachse, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Afton M. Templin, for Committee for Public Counsel Services, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: GANTS, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, & DUFFLY, JJ.

After a jury trial, the defendant, Michael Jackson, was convicted of murdering Jose Lane, the unlawful possession of a firearm, and the unlawful possession of ammunition. At trial, the defendant had requested that the judge instruct the jury that duress was an available defense to intentional...

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