COMMONWEALTH v. ROBINSON

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemary Curran Scapicchio ( Jillise McDonough also present) for the defendant.

Paul B. Linn , Assistant District Attorney, & Cailin M. Campbell , Special Assistant District Attorney ( John C. Verner , Assistant District Attorney, also present) for the Commonwealth.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Darina Shtrakham , of California, Matt K. Nguyen , of the District of Columbia, & Adam Gershenson for Jeffrey Aaron & others.

Jasmine Gonzales Rose , of Oregon, Duke K. McCall, III , & Douglas A. Hastings , of the District of Columbia, Robert S. Chang , of Washington, Caitlin Glass , Neda Khoshkoo , & Katharine Naples-Mitchell , for Boston University Center for Antiracist Research & others.

Kenneth J. Parsigian , Avery E. Borreliz , Erin M. Haley , & Martin W. Healy for Carol S. Ball & others.

Benjamin H. Keehn , Committee for Public Counsel Services, & John J. Barter for Committee for Public Counsel Services.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.