COMMONWEALTH v. RIVERA

SJC-12605.

482 Mass. 145 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH v. CHRISTOPHER RIVERA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 1, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jin-Ho King , for the defendant.

Cailin M. Campbell , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Eva G. Jellison , for Committee for Public Counsel Services & another, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

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


The issue presented on appeal is whether a defendant who witnessed a killing may be found guilty as an accessory after the fact to murder, in violation of G. L. c. 274, § 4, where the only "aid" or "assistance" alleged is that the defendant made false and misleading statements to police detectives and refused to provide them with...

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