COGGINS v. COMMONWEALTH

SJC-12585.

483 Mass. 1001 (2019)

SAYYID COGGINS, v. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

October 15, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer H. O'Brien , for the petitioner.

Tara L. Johnston , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.


RESCRIPT

Sayyid Coggins appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. Coggins has been indicted for murder in the first degree and arson in a dwelling, in connection with the death of his cousin, Justin Downey. Coggins's jury trial in the Superior Court ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked. Coggins subsequently moved to dismiss the indictments, arguing that his retrial was barred...

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