COMMONWEALTH v. VAZQUEZ

SJC-11695.

478 Mass. 443 (2017)

COMMONWEALTH v. ALBERTO VAZQUEZ.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

November 29, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie W. O'Brien for the defendant.

David F. O'Sullivan , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, BUDD, & KAFKER, JJ.


In the early morning hours of June 18, 2010, Julian Melendez was shot and killed during an exchange with an individual later identified as the defendant, Alberto Vazquez. The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on a theory of deliberate premeditation. On appeal, the defendant claims error on the part of defense counsel...

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