Commonwealth v. Stokes

The defendant appeals from his convictions of murder in the first degree, home invasion, and unlawful possession of a firearm.1 The murder conviction was based on the defendant’s participation as a joint venturer in a felony-murder with attempted armed robbery as the predicate felony.2 He was convicted as a principal on the home invasion and firearm indictments. The defendant claims that his motion for a required finding of not guilty should have been granted as to his liability as a joint venturer on the murder indictment; his motion for a required finding of not guilty on the home invasion…