BOTSFORD, J.
Frances Choy (defendant) was tried in the Superior Court on one indictment charging arson, G. L. c. 266, § 1, and two indictments charging murder in the first degree, G. L. c. 265, § 1. At trial, the Commonwealth proceeded on the premise that the defendant was guilty as the principal, and did not introduce evidence that the defendant was guilty as a joint venturer. Consequently, the jury were instructed as to principal, but not joint venture...
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