COMMONWEALTH v. ROSARIO

SJC-08618.

460 Mass. 181 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH v. JOSE ROSARIO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

July 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Hanofee for the defendant.

Katherine E. McMahon , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, & DUFFLY, JJ.


CORDY, J.

In the early morning hours of June 4, 1999, Mario Cordova was shot in front of 5 Lionel Benoit Road in Springfield. He died on June 9. Five men were indicted as joint venturers in the murder. Three of the codefendants — Alberto Montanez; Felix Padilla, Jr.; and Adrian Rivera — pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Montanez and Rivera entered into cooperation agreements with the Commonwealth and testified at the separate trials of Jason Rivas (alleged...

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