Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Barbosa
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 6, 2012PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
Shortly after midnight on December 26, 2008, an individual fired a single shot from a .38 caliber firearm into a dark and crowded party in Brockton. The bullet struck the victim, Hercules Dossantos, in the back, and he was pronounced dead three hours later. Three attendees identified the defendant as the shooter, and he was subsequently indicted for murder in the first degree, G. L. c. 265, § 1, and for four firearms offenses: carrying a firearm without a license in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a); carrying a loaded firearm in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (n); possession of ammunition…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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