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COMMONWEALTH v. MARTINEZ

No. SJC-10473.

458 Mass. 684 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH v. MELVIN MARTINEZ.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Shea for the defendant.

Macy Lee , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., IRELAND, SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, & GANTS, JJ.

BOTSFORD, J.

In January of 2007, a Suffolk County jury found the defendant, Melvin Martinez, guilty of the aggravated rape of Monica Mejia and of her murder on a theory of felony-murder.2 On appeal, the defendant claims error in the admission of his statement to the police and the repeated mention of his nickname, "Pinocchio," at trial. He also argues that the credibility of a key prosecution witness who testified pursuant to a plea agreement...

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