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Appeals court probes when a driver can be held liable for co‑perpetrators’ shooting
Summary
A split of authorities was central to argument in a homicide appeal: defense counsel said the driver lacked preexisting knowledge and intent; the Commonwealth urged appellate rulings allow imputing knowledge where the driver remains present, shell casings were in the car and conduct suggests facilitation.
The court heard a contested issue of shared intent in a homicide appeal centered on whether a defendant who drove a vehicle that was used in a shooting can be convicted of second‑degree murder or whether the facts better support a lesser charge.
Appellant counsel Suzanne Renault urged the panel to treat the case like decisions that limit attributing lethal intent to drivers who did not…
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