Commonwealth v. Lopez

Feeley, TimothyQ., J.

Defendants Daniel Lee Lopez, Jr. (“Lopez”) and Ronny Ramos (“Ramos,” and collectively with Lopez, the “defendants”) are charged with first-degree murder and unarmed robbery. The “felony murder rule” is the basis for the first-degree murder indictments. Unarmed robbery is the underlying felony charge. Lopez is charged as the principal, while Ramos is charged as a joint venturer/aider and abettor. The robbery victim, Thu Nguyen (“Nguyen” or the “victim”) was delivering Chinese food for a local restaurant at the time of the events. It is alleged that Lopez orchestrated the…