A man whose conviction for lying to police about a 2011 murder in the parking lot of a Jamaica Plain convenience store was overturned by the Supreme Judicial Court today sued the state for what he says his trial, conviction and time in a Suffolk County jail has done to him. Read more.
The Supreme Judicial Court today overturned Christopher Rivera's conviction for being an accessory after the fact to a 2011 murder in Jamaica Plain, ruling that while he did lie to cops interviewing him about the way his friend fatally stabbed a man in a fight outside a convenience store, none of his lies helped his pal or threw police off the case in any way, as required by the state law that defines "accessories." Read more.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury today found Hector Soto of Roslindale guilty of second-degree murder for the stabbing death of Kenneth Soto - no relation - in October, 2011, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
The conviction means a mandatory sentence of life in prison - but with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
One of Soto's pals, Christian Rivera of Mission Hill, was convicted of being an accessory to murder.
Hector "Nemo" Soto was ordered held without bail today at his arraignment for the murder of Kenneth "Black" Soto - no relation - on Oct. 16, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Hector Soto, 20, was arrested last night in Roslindale, the DA's office says.
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