Commonwealth v. Amado

After a jury-waived trial, a Superior Court judge found the defendant, Charles Justin Amado, guilty of conspiracy to commit murder. On appeal, the defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and that the coconspirator statements introduced through Justin Bearce were improperly admitted. We affirm.

Discussion. To obtain the defendant's conviction, the Commonwealth was required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant agreed with others to murder the victim and that he shared the intent to commit the crime. See Commonwealth v. Cantres, 405 Mass.…