Commonwealth v. Sanchez

A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of murder in the second degree and unlawful possession of a firearm. At trial, the defendant admitted that he shot the victim, Jose Portillo, during a street confrontation. He claimed, however, that he acted in self-defense and in defense of his aunt, who had *190intervened in the fight to protect him. The defendant appeals his convictions on the grounds that the Commonwealth’s peremptory challenges during jury empanelment were used improperly and that the judge’s instructions on defense of another were inadequate. We affirm.

Background. We briefly…