Cases

The defendant pleaded guilty in October of 2010 to distribution of crack cocaine and possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and received concurrent sentences of three and one-half years to four years in State prison, with no term of probation. In September of 2012, upon learning of the misconduct of chemist Annie Dookhan,2 the defendant filed a motion to withdraw his guilty pleas and for a new trial. A special magi

Kafker, C.J. The defendant, Tyrone Vick, was convicted of possession of a class B substance, see G. L. c. 94C, § 34, following a jury trial. He appeals, arguing that the motion judge erred in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized as the result of a stop, a search at the scene, and a search at the police station.

Spina, J. A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant, Jonathan Vick, of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition for the shooting of Hakeem Shepherd in Everett on July 27, 2006.1 The defendant appealed from his convictions, and we granted his applicat

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 557- 1030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us 22-P-717 Appeals Court COMMONWEALTH

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 557- 1030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us SJC-12912 COMMONWEALTH vs. JULIO BAEZ. Suffolk. May 10, 2024

381 Mass. 43 (1980) 406 N.E.2d 1295 COMMONWEALTH vs. JAMES L. VICK. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk. March 5, 1980. July 1, 1980. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ. Sherrill P. Cline for the defendant. Michael J. Traft, Assistant District Attorney (Matthew L.

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 557- 1030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us 22-P-710 Appeals Court COMMONWEALTH

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 557- 1030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us 23-P-240 Appeals Court COMMONWEALTH vs.

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 557- 1030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us SJC-12649 COMMONWEALTH vs. DAX GIBSON. Worcester. February 10,

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT COMMONWEALTH vs. RALPH BROWN Docket: SJC-13487 Dates: March 7, 2025 - July 10, 2025 Present: Budd

APPEALS COURT COMMONWEALTH vs. JAMES ANDREWS Docket: 24-P-430 Dates: February 4, 2025 – June 16, 2025 Present: Ditkoff,

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT LANCE HULLUM vs. COMMONWEALTH Docket: SJC-13453 Dates: October 2, 2024 Present:

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT COMMONWEALTH vs. DAVID K. NJUGUNA Docket: SJC-13654 Dates: January 8, 2025 – May 5, 2025 Present:

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 557- 1030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us 19-P-386 Appeals Court COMMONWEALT

LOWY, J. **717*31Shots were fired into a crowd attending an outdoor baby shower in Brockton around 11 P.M. on April 25, 2009. Multiple people were injured, and one person was killed. A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT COMMONWEALTH vs. SHONDELL Q. RATEREE Docket: SJC-13599 Dates: October 11, 2024 - April 8, 2025 Present:

FORD, COMMONWEALTH vs., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 712 COMMONWEALTH vs. LINCOLN FORD. 100 Mass. App. Ct. 712 October 15, 2021 - February 18, 2022 Court Below: District Court, Chelsea Division Present: Green, C.J., Singh, & Grant, JJ. Firearms. Threshold Police Inquiry. Search and Seizure, Threshold police inquiry, Reasona

NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 557- 1030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us 19-P-440 Appeals Court COMMONWE

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT COMMONWEALTH vs. DEWANE M. TSE. Docket: SJC-13344 Dates: September 11, 2024 - November 20, 2024 Present:

LOWY, J. **408 *768 A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty.