Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Webb
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 29, 2014PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, C.J.
On May 23, 2012, a jury convicted the defendant, Derrel C. Webb, of murder in the first degree on the theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty, and of unlawful possession of a firearm. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues that a substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of justice arose both from the manner in which the judge admitted witness testimony given pursuant to grants of immunity and plea agreements, and from improper vouching by the prosecutor during her closing argument. We affirm the defendant’s convictions and discern no basis to…
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