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COMMONWEALTH v. DOWDS

No. SJC-10340.

483 Mass. 498 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH, v. ROY DOWDS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

November 8, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Nathanson ( Eva G. Jellison also present) for the defendant.

Catherine Langevin Semel , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GANTS, C.J., GAZIANO, BUDD, CYPHER, & KAFKER, JJ.

In May 2006, Keith Koster was killed while attempting to prevent the defendant from stealing Koster's sport utility vehicle (SUV). The incident was seen by a number of witnesses, and the defendant was arrested shortly after he crashed the SUV to which Koster had been clinging. Although the defendant suffers from long-standing brain injuries...

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