COMMONWEALTH v. HARRIS

No. SJC-10862.

464 Mass. 425 (2013)

COMMONWEALTH v. HASSAUN HARRIS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

February 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie W. O'Brien for the defendant.

Donna Jalbert Patalano , Assistant District Attorney ( Ian Polumbaum , Assistant District Attorney, with her) for the Commonwealth.

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


IRELAND, C.J.

On February 4, 2008, a jury convicted the defendant, Hassaun Harris, of murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues error in (1) the admission of evidence; (2) the prosecutor's closing argument, and (3) the judge's instructions to the jury. The defendant also seeks relief pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E. We affirm the...

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