Commonwealth v. Young

After a third trial, the defendant Young stands convicted of the second degree murder of James (“D.J. ”) Walker and Leonard Walker.1 The facts which the jury could have found from the Commonwealth’s evidence are essentially the same as those described in detail in Commonwealth v. Young, 382 Mass. 448, 449-453 (1981).

1. Prosecutor’s closing argument. In final argument, the prosecutor commented on the defendant’s demeanor during the trial: “Did you notice how he just sits there stone-faced, cool, never blinks an eye, doesn’t get upset about anything? He’s very in control. He doesn’t show his…