COMMONWEALTH v. SANCHEZ

No. 08-P-1441.

79 Mass. App. Ct. 189 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH v. DAGOBERTO SANCHEZ.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruth Greenberg for the defendant.

Lynn D. Brennan , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: DUFFLY, BROWN, & VUONO, JJ.


VUONO, J.

A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of murder in the second degree and unlawful possession of a firearm. At trial, the defendant admitted that he shot the victim, Jose Portillo, during a street confrontation. He claimed, however, that he acted in self-defense and in defense of his aunt, who had intervened in the fight to protect him. The defendant appeals his convictions on the grounds that the...

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