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COMMONWEALTH v. SOUZA

SJC-13234.

242 N.E.3d 552 (2024)

494 Mass. 705

COMMONWEALTH v. James SOUZA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

Decided October 1, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Paul Maidman, Springfield, for the defendant.

Shoshana E. Stern, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

A jury convicted the defendant, James Souza, of murder in the first degree on a theory of felony-murder, with the predicate offense of armed robbery. In this direct appeal, the defendant contends the trial judge abused his discretion by admitting evidence concerning a type of deoxyribonucleic...

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