Commonwealth v. Davis

About 8 p.m., March 20,1974, the defendant entered Sam’s Variety Store on Salem Street in Medford. Present were Nathan Cohen, the proprietor, and Marie Morelli, a customer. The defendant, armed, said, “This is a holdup, I want all the money.” Instantly Cohen took a revolver from under the counter, behind which he was standing, and fired. The defendant returned the fire, then fled, shattering the glass of the front door. In the exchange, Morelli had been shot in the head. She was pronounced dead at 9:40 that evening. The bullet that struck Morelli was not recovered. But sufficient evidence was…