Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. David K. Njuguna

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 5, 2025No. SJC-13654Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID K. NJUGUNA

Docket:

SJC-13654

Dates:

January 8, 2025 – May 5, 2025

Present:

Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, & Dewar, JJ.

County:

Worcester

Keywords:

Homicide. Motor Vehicle, Homicide, Operating to endanger. Wanton or Reckless Conduct. Practice, Criminal, Duplicative convictions, Lesser included offense, Assistance of counsel, New trial. Statute, Construction. Witness, Impeachment

Indictments found and returned in the Superior Court Department on May 18, 2016.

The cases were heard by Janet Kenton-Walker, J., and a motion for a new trial, filed…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  4. Morey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  5. Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLCSupreme Court of the United States · 2015

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