Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court January 14, 2000 (Commonwealth v. Christian)

Marshall, C.J.

The defendant, Frederick Christian, was convicted on two indictments charging murder in the first degree on a theory of felony-murder, G. L. c. 265, § l.1 The jury found that he was a joint venturer with another individual, Russell Horton, in an armed robbery that served as the predicate felony for his murder convictions. The jury also convicted the defendant of assault.