BERRY, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree under G. L. c. 265, § 1, on a theory of felony-murder, for a killing in a shootout on January 25, 1998, at Roscoe's Banquet Hall (Roscoe's or the club), a popular after-hours dance club in Springfield, which also sported an unlicensed bar open from 1:00 A.M. to 5:00 A.M., after last call in licensed bars in the area. The underlying felony for the murder conviction was based on a joint venture...
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