Commonwealth v. Jones

The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of murder in the first degree on theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty in connection with the shoot ing death of Dinoriss Alston on April, 17, 2012. The identity of the shooter was the central issue at trial. On appeal, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, and asserts a number of errors in the trial proceedings. He maintains that the judge erred in failing to require the Commonwealth to explain its peremptory challenge of a prospective juror; improperly allowed the admission of evidence as…