COMMONWEALTH v. GITTENS

No. 00-P-1065.

55 Mass. App. Ct. 148 (2002)

COMMONWEALTH v. RICARDO GITTENS.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Sheketoff for the defendant.

John P. Zanini, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: BECK, GILLERMAN, & KAFKER, JJ.


KAFKER, J.

Boston police Officer Carlton Williamson was shot at while pursuing the defendant, Ricardo Gittens, and another man after he witnessed them trying to break into a car. While being booked, the defendant recognized Williamson from the neighborhood in which they both lived. He told Williamson that he did not know it was him, and asked him to "squash this." When Williamson responded with disbelief, the defendant informed Williamson that he knew what kind of...

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