Commonwealth v. Richardson

The Commonwealth appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying its petition under G. L. c. 211, § 3. We affirm.

A jury convicted Tari Richardson of armed assault with intent to murder, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 18 (b), and unlawful possession of a firearm, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a).1 According to the Commonwealth, when the jury read the verdicts, Richardson and his family “exploded with anger.” The jury were escorted out of the court room, and police officers were called in to subdue Richardson’s family. A few days later, in a separate, jury-waived…