Murder in the second degree conviction on joint venture theory affirmed despite trial errors including improper closing argument language and flawed jury instruction regarding unrecorded police interrogation.
Age discrimination claim survives summary judgment where agency's stated business reason for demotion is disputed by conflicting evidence.
Expired restrictive covenants cannot be retroactively applied to invalidate prior subdivisions. Successor covenants not reformed absent evidence of mutual mistake.
Defendant cannot collaterally attack validity of abuse prevention order in subsequent criminal prosecution. Prior inconsistent statements properly admitted to impeach credible witness despite claimed memory loss.
Retaliation verdict upheld but punitive damages vacated; attorney's fees denied where plaintiff recovered no relief.
Work product doctrine does not protect factual information from discovery when facts are central to parties' claims and contradict asserted defense.
Breathalyzer test results with .022 differential fail to meet regulatory .02 tolerance requirement; regulation ambiguous, suppression warranted.
Court affirmed insurer's summary judgment that assault and battery exclusion barred coverage for tavern's negligent security liability.
Officers observed man at midnight with hand inside pants in area with documented gang and gun activity; evasion of police justified investigative stop.
Breathalyzer test showing .09 percent alcohol level, administered fifty-five minutes after operation, sufficient to prove per se violation without retrograde extrapolation evidence.
