COMMONWEALTH v. DELACRUZ


443 Mass. 692 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH v. THOMAS DELACRUZ.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

March 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Rogal for the defendant.

David W. Waterfall, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.


GREANEY, J.

A jury found the defendant guilty on two indictments charging armed assault with intent to rob based on evidence of his involvement, together with two accomplices, in the planning and execution of a robbery, on January 22, 2000. The defendant appealed from his convictions, contending, insofar as relevant here, that the prosecutor engaged in misconduct in his closing argument by improperly emphasizing and bolstering the credibility of one of the Commonwealth...

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