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Justices probe sufficiency of evidence and jury instructions on "serious bodily injury" in Carbajal appeal
Summary
At oral argument in the Supreme Judicial Court on Oct. 12, 2025, Attorney Katherine Jansen told the justices the aggravated portion of the verdict may not be supported because the jury returned a general verdict slip and was instructed on multiple aggravating theories, including serious bodily injury and joint venture.
At oral argument in the Supreme Judicial Court on Oct. 12, 2025, Attorney Katherine Jansen told the justices the aggravated portion of the verdict may not be supported because the jury returned a general verdict slip and was instructed on multiple aggravating theories, including serious bodily injury and joint venture.
"And so where we don't know what aggravating factor ... it was clear from the closing that it was…
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