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COMMONWEALTH v. LEFTWICH

430 Mass. 865 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH v. RONALD LEFTWICH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

March 7, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles K. Stephenson for the defendant.

Elizabeth Dunphy Farris, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, & COWIN, JJ.

IRELAND, J.

On February 4, 1998, the defendant was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree by reason of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. Represented by new counsel, he appeals from his conviction, arguing that the judge erred by (1) instructing the jury on joint venture; (2) ruling the defendant could be impeached by a prior conviction; (3) admitting as evidence of motive the defendant...

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