Murder defendant's statement to police in Portuguese was admissible where Miranda warnings, though initially deficient on appointed counsel, were clarified before defendant's statement and defendant demonstrated understanding.
Affirmed convictions for indecent assault, assault with intent to kill, assault with intent to maim, and assault by dangerous weapon. Rejected challenges to jury instructions, victim character evidence, and claim of duplicative convictions.
Priest-penitent privilege does not protect communications when defendant sought pastor's help contacting victim's family to settle abuse case, violating restraining order.
Murder convictions affirmed despite claims of Miranda violations, improper interrogation after invocation of right to silence, Brady violation regarding witness identification, and Fourth Amendment issues with evidence seizure.
Circumstantial evidence sufficiently proved the defendant intended to intimidate a witness to a criminal proceeding when he threatened the victim in a courthouse hallway.
Defendants convicted of first-degree murder for shooting on MBTA train that killed unborn child. Joint venture liability affirmed where evidence supported either defendant as shooter with knowing assistance from other.
Murder conviction affirmed where defendant's DNA matched victim's, witnesses placed him at scene, and he possessed victim's stolen car.
Sex offender must register only by conviction of enumerated offense; judge lacks authority to impose registration as condition of probation or revoke prior relief order.
Defendant convicted of both statutory rape and indecent assault of child under fourteen based on single criminal act. Convictions duplicative; lesser included offense conviction vacated.
Mandatory sex offender sentence requires specific allegation of predicate offense in charging document, not mere statutory language incorporation.
