COMMONWEALTH v. LEACH

No. 07-P-1336.

73 Mass. App. Ct. 758 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH v. CHARLES D. LEACH (and fifteen companion cases).

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

February 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia A. Vincent Thomas for Charles D. Leach.

Pamela Lindmark for Jeffrey M. Fonseca.

Krista M. Larsen for John P. Dosreis.

Richard M. Russell for Kevin L. Fonseca.

John E. Bradley, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: COHEN, GRAHAM, & SIKORA, JJ.


GRAHAM, J.

After a trial that resulted in a hung jury, a second Superior Court jury convicted each of the defendants, John P. Dosreis, Jeffrey M. Fonseca, Kevin L. Fonseca, and Charles D. Leach (collectively, defendants), of one count of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and three counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon, on a joint venture theory.

On appeal, we address claims that (1) the judge erred in denying motions for required...

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