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v.
KAt ROBSRT KRUGER

COMMONWEALTH'S PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

." ...• 'u_."' ,~,~'.'.'~L.'.' ..'~..'L " "' , _.TC._' ••

MSMORANDUM ON SENTENCING

,_." •••••

On

Nov

(~(li b

er

.1. 3

:2 0 :I. 0 I

L h (~

cl ~ f (~ (.1 L n ,:'\n

K a :i.

i{ r l.I q e r

W,1 S

arrested
roboe ry

by tho Cambridgo
(3
C;Oi.lnt.:~;),

police
d:o;:;;ault:

tor the offenses

w i.r.h i nt cn t
to

of armed
mu rdc
r•

duned

an

F'ID

card,

d.i.;;;ch.3cqe
ca rryi nq

of

f i r e a rm

w.it h in SOO ::1

f'ol~~t: of:'

,'J

bu i.Ldi.nq , intimicidLion

fi.(oarm

wi t ho ut;

.Lic()f1£{;),

wi rne ss

(3

COUll!;;:;;:) .::Inc! r .. :~ce.iv·.Ln9

s t ol e n

f"n:op,,";>rty,

all

C,=.lmLlr idq e •

(Nos.

.1. 0 5;2CF\00:30

57

Counl:s

thr·O!.H)h
W 11::;

l?).
d

On Nov l':~ b f'~r rn

l :'),

:~~TO 0

L hc~

(I c fen d ,:l n I:

r r a j_ q ned
l\L

.i n

the
t
i

Cambridge
t hf~

·,. . I.Il::;trlct Cornmo nwo a 1 t h

courr
['iled ;.:: 6 r "/

on
a
§

t ha t

rne ,

;VioL-ion

De c e n t: :L {) nun

d f.:: r

C:;,

L,

(; • t:)dl.l.,

S n/\

,) n d

t h 1=, d I:~ f 0~u d i:lll t

W,l ::_,

orde!~~}cJ hl:~.I.d wi.thout

un t Ll

,,) hCd.r:Ln.q

on

the

moti.on

could

b(~ held.

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cornp Lain t

chdrqing

the

ckr,,~nd;Jnt

wi t.h

the

()ffcn~::;()

01: a.(mf~cl

The defendant
thdl: compLaint; (Comp.l.oi.n
t,

WdS

drrdigned
Novombe r

on
18,

No.
t

10::)?CR003097)

on

2010{

and

WdS

held

wit nou

b<LL.l until
l:'

U)(~) h(::~i.',l.t-ing

on

tne

motion

fot" prc t r i c I de t cn t Lon on Novernbe

:?OlO.

MOL-ion

Lo r

P(e-I:r.ial Sr':.:HJow

[)I"!t~~~nt:i.on Wd3 J
pl:.'E~S

h~,:_)_d

in

t.hc

Cdrnbt.i.d9(~
~)ri;Jqo\",

DL'>t r i.ct

Court,

idinq.

The cour t,

.J,

dEter

heari.ng,

orriRrRri

the

d~tondant

hold

without

bail

pursuant

to C. L. c. 276, § 58A.

WttS

i rect 1. y

re

cn l~od to

the

l'iJicid.lesex

coun

ty

ra

nd

Cambridge
the q r:;:1
i"KI

offenses. j ur y a rrnc d

As a result
.1. n(1letmen

01 i.;;;

the evidence
cha r q i. nq
t hc

presentod,
dof,!:)nddn

rc:::.u rrie d t r cbbc r i e s

CO!_,,)1_.!3

wi ..t.h

fCJUr

(Nos .

2010-'.1.320-001 tLon

t hrouqh

2010· .. ;·~O~lON.

.1..320-(01);

t:hl~':.:~e:

of

wi .. t:.ne~;!~;intirnida armed

(NO~3.

1320-1.'.10;:1 t h rouqh
I~O

201U"'l.J2()--OO'l);

as~:;,)\11t w i t h

.i n t en while
0("

rHu.rdec

(N().

)010-1320-00::n;

us e

or

firearm

'-"_:ommittinqD firearm
fin:d ern

felony

(No.

2010'-lJ~;~O"·OI)9);

POSS"?~';,,:ion

.)

(No.

2010-1320-010

and

-011);
(No.

c~rrying

loaded
dnd

wiLhout

J. icen~:;e

2010-1320-012)

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or

L'I~t;;

id'i:'llCC::

(I

busincss(No.
On
.Jd.nUd

2010-1320-013).
['Y '1.4
I

2011,

the

dc r ondant;

W<.lG

(u·.cd.i.qned At

in rhe t
fo r

t:.

i.1'IH~

1-.h C"> Comlllonwr(~L·I.l. Novo

th

t :i. I eel t II e
Pret

Commonwea 1 t hiS D'~l':ention

Mot i on

Dc

Orde r

c i.a.1.

on
W:LthOUI;.

The! do f ondunt; was c rdercd

held

bail

motion

took

place

in the Superior

Court

before

Whiteheod

J.

wi thou t

brli_ 1..

On

[vJ,)rch

ll,

2Ull

tho

defendant

filed

Mot..i.on

t.o

Wr:~:.,

to

t',he

'Lde n t:, t t i G () t ion

testimony .lnvoIv.lnq

r~~:q,]d inq r

11, Gardner
to

2010,

:\.n(:·.:i.de)·lt: ,

Nicholas
oppo sLti.on
t ne

only.
dcfcncbrIL~/t! mc t Lon . Lhe On M,'1rch rnoti on

tho

21.1,

20LJ.,

COll.rI~,

'0lh.Lcehe,:'\d he~~ing.

,.I,

del"l:.(~d

witnou

an

evidentiary

s upp

re

~:1::',

E: v .i.dc:nco::;

Ob t.d.l ned

t r om

W(:l r,,,,11t 10S3 r

Sc:a rch

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mo t ion

')q
I ... ~. ,

2011.

I)u.c;i.nq

that

he,:lcinCj,
j" ••

f. .'

',. • ,....1.

I:"

,.j'! ~

th,a

sti pu.La t ed

t o s t Lmony

of

Officer

I, ~

.. ', , .,~: Ii,

.••

I !~.1.

and

th(~

r:.·(:;q"Jr:djnc)

the

ri=~sl.llt~,.:, of

Cun s ho t;

Primer.

n,(i,!~~i.dut:':~

to the defendant's
the COil,rtf

motion
r.

to suppress.
.i.ssut':cl

On M,)l~ch JO, RuJ.ing:::'

:2011,
,:jnd

'rJhit:c'hf~ad

r,

F'.i,r1cl.i.n9~:' ;:.1nd

denied the defondant's

()n April :26, 201J.,

motion co suppress.
i:l

j ur y

tria L comrnericc d

in

Superior

Com.monwealth OJl chal"qi.nG

e n t e red

no l J.e a
r.r

p ro s e qu i, as

(.0

No. an
hoard

?OlO'~13?'O1:'1U c.s r d .

pos:,(~;,:,c,:Lon of
Lhf'.)

t i.r cnm
th e

'IJit,!'IOUl:

Dl,r'j_(lq

Lh<:,~ (:'OUC:~~~.~ ()(

iaL,

j ury

to s tLrnonv
On Ma y

2010-1320-000,
<] u

on
0

which
f

the

jury

returned

verdict
,

of

.il I:.y

f ~; mu C h 0

i nd Lctml:~nt as alleqed

assault',

T~':r:::(·J':~t·(·:':ld'~ln~·, \"!a:-;.; ()ff.i,c(.~r

~~n,:lc'-1e:,j

w.;.th

:~~;:';q(-:~~J ':l~';\::id~.j,tl.

:r:.i,~_,l;

.i.!1~,;:~~n;:. !."r~·} r~;!.!!~d~~:·!~

nKr,;I:i,-::',

but.

h~.~~I/.;J~,~ nol'.

c'h~';~J~qed ~..JJ.th .:l~·~:-;au:L!:~ by

~J!:.: :"J,:lU J ~~

Of

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the

request

of

the

defenso,

th~
The.

cdse

was

conttnURrl r Il o s

foc t h i.s

Commoriweo Lt.h

M;?lnC> ndum td

.i. n .'\ I.Jppo r

i. r.:"; ,~f:n t enci

nq

.rccOmrnl.}ndd t Lon .

fACTUAL BACKGROUND
At.
to s t t ria

L,

il.inCI.:ccn

wlt.nes~:;es

te s t i r Led ,

Fzom

t:ha t.

irnony ,

we:'l

s t .i puI.a L i.on s

ali!.::l exhibits

following

facts
da y

in support
1

Qf the guilty
r 11, :,~O r 1()
,)

verdicts
t
approx

returnod:
l.me t e 1Y 2::::: 5

On 'I'hurs
a.m"

Novemhf.>

was walking Street in Comhrtdgc.

home

to his apartment he had been

on

TrowbrIdge

Earlier

at the

.('CSLdl) (.;lnl: , vi.a the ,Johnson

bpfol:'p

hedd.i.nq Ca t c and con

home .
t

H('~ e:nt.er(~cI wa l.kinq

Harvard

'ii'.ll:d

i nue d

towd.rd::;. ThdYC:t

meet

by

Holworthy
The!

Edll

dod

Thayer

Hall,

two

Hilrvord

College

c{ormi.tUJ:iC!3.

cl(;f()(ld;:~n{: c a s ua l.Ly

a s ke d

\·J,1.~~.h

:,r~!·.~·\~·I! ..

= ....

:n'.i:~·,.~l.:~!,<t

;'.h(~

.1\l: .. y :

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.i.n':::Jt.:{u:~~tl:"..)

~,_I~~1,y

;)I'~

!'.;':~':.I l~~.):·c,::·::Qr

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finished

telling

the

detendant

the

you".

W:13

confused

for

,J

:3c,,:ond,

but

Loo kod

oven:

pocket and was pointing

cha t tl"1:L::3
Wdt,:
i.\

it at him.
"dld, "OkdY, f,i,nI3", and

t'0al..tztng
CJdV!c.~ I.:h{:!

robbery,
d

de i.e nda nth _ had

.i 1:,

waI Le t

nd

phone. told him h~1 jus r

an y t hi rrq

(:dsl!!:,

hdd his I-pod ~nd keys. The defendant

told him to hand Over

Moving

taken

all

of

valuables,
_

th0
l)

defendant
sa yin <J a hard
I

con \:i_ n ued "Don'l::

L.:'11 _i_ n 9 K mc: ..,

t0
T

to
from

m i, n 1..1 1- I"~
'n

S (I I

Juclqc

i:Wt

C.)::nbt,id'~N

I/v(;

hacl

life
Cdr
t
I~:t

... I need h (!:

w (~ S

to
not

qet

by.if

replied
h lin.

that he dId not

~gain pointed
H{~ <:1130 he wou Ld b(:-~

:j u d q :L n q ,:lnd

Th0 defendant
him
1::0

ho

qun

at

_ no t

told

"qr;:t.
\\::;tupid"

9()I,nCj".
03

wr.\r:ne,d

to

try

anyt.h i nq

ItJd\:chinq

him.
L ~H:! r'obber

1\£ t er

yr

I: he

defcn(ir;l

n t.

wa 1. ked

,'1W ..1 y ;

towa r d

left

ho

Yd,['d

Quincy

Street

by Gund

Hall.

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button

C'J.LJ.:i.nq a vrn ,

the'

Hurvard

Uni vcr s i t.y

Pulice:

Department

at',

2:13

~:.)' .1 () If

t h i. n

1)\1 i 1d

:2 >~ ,;~

yeat::'-;, little

l:l.L:;~Fkl n i G

CO(llP 11;;;';

ion, but
whcn

bu t

~:;.1..11 p,:,] L

.1_ J::'

s kL nned r

bit of

facial

hair,

not complote,

kind of lookod
l: o

J ike
not
or

l f:~0:nd9(~,r: ::; r

mus l:dCt')8

.i L f i r s t; s Ld r t: S the man

9 LOw

_Ln

a full mustQche. appeared

to have

He s~id
a scrawny

had

~ scrawny

build,

build,

because

he was wearing

L)aqqy

cl.or:litnq

bAggy

jeAns,

dark

blue

or

dark

black

so _
defE.'ndanL

W~1!3

not

su ro

about:

l:t'le

ha t

_
(,:'JLhe(,

sa Ld
it

the

had
'f•

no

di s ce rnibLe

decent,

bu r,

Wi'J::; an

"urban On

d,J;:.)wl

f'ricLly,No'lCfTlbc,t

1:?,

;~010,

r)C:tcct:ive

forensic

sketch

artist

with

the

Concord,

MA,

Pollce

DC:pi)rt rnon t

hcadqua r LC.1:' :';

and

t 1-1C:l'C;

h()

wor ke d

w.i. t.h

wos

distributed

to local

area police departments

as well

as

admitted

as an eXhibit

ae

trial.

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.1.

'j ,J

zmo ,
..... • W"

Un i ve r s i.. y t:
....
...
,1,01'"

",.

;J.nd_ tor an
l: t:iO
r o u t fJ

l hoi

1..'

durm,

IJolw()r:thy

H,31.l,

he~ded
i-It
.:l

IHOP
,3.

round
en

m.

.".1 ::;',

L ney

w;~ I:'i:"~

Wd

1. K :i, flC)

on

D ta

!~, t

1 (!

!3lr(~8

to

tho

Kruq er
b i cycLo .

f zorn

behind

on

gun

on

tho

thro8

friends.

Kruqer

demanded

that

they qive

j oke

and

it

was

rr::~dt

qun

,':lnd

w':;lrnt.:;;d them

he

would

pat

them down, 1t they did not comply.

men

He also ~sked tho young

Hetolcl th'~m
ho was

if

ho

ItJc~rc

Ha

var

st
,',

ude

nts ,

"fuckecJ

up".

:.

-;

../~\."

".

..:

':,.",

'",

dnd

cell

phone:

and

oC,.:.J.l

wallet

to tho defend~nt . the dcfendclnt

at:

During
the

""'·1_
u.,

\~_. '...A

"'''''1'\

.c.....:

the course
in

of the criminal
po s i t Lon s
V

.. i sode , ep dt

held

qun

different
Tl'l(-,!

Wd.1Sl'.: 11'~~ight:

chi':'

thri~'I;:'

victims.

.i.. c

L .i.m~~ t wo

W('H'(_'!

oach

~w~rc

of

the

robbery,

d,)y::,

'I'h a t
~:;enl

r obbe r
t)y

rS

de scr i pt .1, on

wa ~"; i. n c: 1ucied
L,')

i.n

an

,o~

-rna i 1.

ale rt

Lht::: ~:,:c:houl
t

dcilll.lni.'sLrdl::.i.O;)

~:.:;I::ucle"lt::, wh ich
t,

,.:lclv.L.~,ecJ

that,

.it
beli.e

corifron

od

by

tIle:

robber,
[(\dtched

they

ou

Ld

no

rc

i t.
s

They

ved

the

d8tt~nr_:L:lflt

th<::: de sc ri p t i cn

of

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qu n would

do ,

so

h(~ dido ' t. w(~,nt. to provoke

him,

and,

as

a.

phono

and wallet.
}-\,<:;

th i s

was

qo i nq Officer
on

on,
.'< _. • •

at':
' •• ,\'\~I ~ ;.) ••• ". •• ••

1:53
I •

a .m.

Cambridge

Police

was

drIving

his

mdl,~ke(l po li ce

c ru i se r

13Y'dtt.l,7.

~3tr.!~!E-~t:Ln He rva rd

~jqua,r.e.

Strec:'t, darkness

Off :j"cer _

not i.~-;ed tour doorway o[

rncn

~';:.anclinq t H~rdwure,

in at

thc: 26

or

the

Dickson's

Unive rsit y

::1tucienLt';,

, and the detendanc,

li.s

Kai

Robert

Kruger.

0 [ t' :L(: e r
~ 1.1. urni ria t.ed t.he
,:l

h',;!adl iqilts
~n<)I.J9

rca

in
one

,~

ront
of

bf
t he

t.he

doo rwa Y

I;.hd L

i" ':>

a l? t') i:':~:] r,'!cl

I: hiJ L

rOut

Gho

defendant
..
",

- was
,':
~;

about

to fight

the others,

.;
."

~ :, ,_

""./,.J,

.,'\") L':.. I (,~

_~

WI"IJ'I-j ,( .J

l~{

nor .

~.,

"')k" ~~;~

1 ~:''::.~_ .1..~1-';)- .

from
('11'·,.;·····_ \. , ,,,,'.(.,I~:T,

was

too nervous

to speak,

b~cctu~e Lhe

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dRfend~nt

had

just

told

the

three

to

tRll

the

police

t.:lk,Lnq

p Lace ,

the:

d~:~f(:r:dant

appoa,red

to

b;;) 9cl:tinq

v(:::ry

nervous

and

st~rted

to b~ck

up,

d(~fendanL

i.tnm;.;~cl:i,,?\tz~1.V ta r t.ed s

to

r un ,

.:'.It

fu11

:=;\p~f;':d, Offi.,C(it

on

Bcattle

Street,
could

towards

Mount

Auburn

Street.

not see the defendant's

hands,

but did see him r.o b(~ • 'I'ho to

t. h r o W

b 1 d (; k

c c 1. 1

},)h o n ~:~ to hi<;;

1.(:)

t,e r

i do n t~i.t' \.ed
,)1'"1

G(:ll

phOUf:,

.l<::~tt

th(~ s t;
'. ,

~)j_cI(:!walk.
and b()9an

defendant

then

looped

Sack,

cJ:'o;.:;::>cd the

r::C)13t:

dr.opped

.;'1

i)lack

wdl1,~t,

:Ld(,:n t I fied

wallet,

and

began

to run on the sidewalk.

Thi~

the

sidewalk

was

obstructed

with

j~rsey

barriers

and

fencing,

Officer
d i.rar.ri.on
0('

~ r'fldi-()edl",h<"

t r avol

,:1[;

h(?;'J.dinq

l:ow,'lrd::;;

Crlurc:h

b.;:\rt;'ler~~,

he
f

s,~w th~:,: cI"~fenclant

turn

to

hi,s

LeLt, ,

e;·;t.~',:;nd

h is

arm

anc.1

i, r l'~

at

who
'::1111d

approximately

twonty-fivQ

[cct

1·

Offi.cet

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oo se rved
'rIdS

the s truc

flame k oy

from

t he

no t

I'~he bu l.'le t..

i."

'.'"'- ,':.

"~,,

_f
qlln
This
fclll\i

.::l{lol.,

l)ut.,
~:;!()t: .. !

f'o r r.u ttous

WeI.') l'ln,;;

t v,

gun

cd

by

and li.a r

ano

t he

vi t.ne s s , sound of

Wdt5

w i.t.h

the In

add.i L .i on

to
_
_

heor::Lnq
,
",.,

thl?
')1:-::;'0
j.. (.>

lJun saw

:3hot,/ the'

and a im

t he
the

w t.t ne s s , _
qun at OfC.ll.;(-!.r.:

defendant.

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where
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the

sho t

wa (;~ ti rcd
of
i:J.

by

t:.he

de!"encJant.

at"

Of't'iC(:':":I:

within

~iOO ff:;ct

dwelling

or other firinq

buildings the

in use. the defendant turned

dnd

After

shot,

dropping
in the
prOC0Gs.

the gun to tho ground

5

Of £ Ice r
dc!I'(';ndant to t.hc

t: 5.1.1

In

p u r s u i.L,

i.nune d.ia t.eLy

p.i.nnf~d the!

qrourid ,

pU;3hed

th,~

him

of

his

rights.

At that point, ot the

front

anothor In

officer the

arrived

and

took

control

defendant.
poc ke to

de[~nddntts
two
takc"!n

t.
be
t he

roco ve r'c:d wa.Lll.;;~l·.t;

l;:;:athcr.· f rorn

woLl.c ts ,

tdnn\':ifi.cd

j us t also

dnd _

('IL <j"unpoint.

Police

found

t he:;!

name of
'! d L d

tak0n
Dn

in ~he acmed
a 10n 9 ~vi t h

robbery in
I:. he" . i Po cl

Hd r

Yd r d

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iL

W,;:lS

found
Wh~~n
found

to
th\" Ln

10dded
-'

e i.qh t
was

l i v;::
tdCKed, on

ro u nels
i'l

ammun i t ion.

W\~iJP()n'

,.

slide
The The

apcnt;

casinq
had been

WdS

the

b r ee ch ,

b(3n::nl

tho

pi s to l
by

cui:

down

to two inches.
(~:..:per \":r

item was examined

u state
who

police

fir: c a rms

'1' [(lOP"':: C

d(>;!t::ermi.neci

c.

140,

~S.

121,
pin

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a

_
2.

ob se r ved

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th(~

WC,,1pon's f iririq

repli::H::ecl with

common nail

(which
was
i:1.'·,;

1s one
[',DO

WiJY

in

which
t ha

firing
l',J'le

pin

~an

bo replaced)
i:(::ed d id
no t

which
wo r k

.lO[1(],

::;I.lch

t.

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des i.qned.
arid fi.r ed . l\t t.he
CZlmC

forwr.1 rd

l.clentifie~d

himseLf

1:,0

hc~ a

wi.t.ne s s ,

walking four

on Sliot Street males looking

towards

Brattlc
He saw

St~eetr
Of:

when

he saw

"rowdy~.
thought

:.'i.c':::l~

crUlser slow down and He

i.de)nlifi(:d r.o

the ottlccr

was going

to yeLl

saw

th0

cruiser

door
I<aj.

open
Krugct,

and
~:;tart

the
\:/J

man,
run

L),,~ t ho

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t3rd.ttle

the sidewalk.

st ..rel::~t, but

t,hen

went

tl)wdt:(l

the

s r.ai r s .

;·jo

,'51:1.1.('1

t:hc;;~

tna

dPpCdr:f~d

1::0 fi.re

the

:.~h()L

o ve

hit)

shoul

de

loading

towJrd

tho

plJz~

aroa

whoro

the

3hootinq

took

On

NO\f(C1mb(~r.

16.2010,
2;,"I:i.

at

1:30

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:.J

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the

dE'fend,"Inl;

l.<ruq81:'S
Wi'li.'l

ehot'ogr:<il[.lh, stiown

booking

on

November

13,

to_
pho
t.o

a r r av
at

t:akl~,n

F'Y.'om

t:hat.

a rray ,

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n 1- t'

'j' r-; ., L*\,

·-1 [<rugc~r' s
l~tH,)

photo, from my

s a y i nq

!<rugcr
;j(rl

r,::':!mind0d

him

"VE~,'CY

much

of

man

rnuqq.i.nq ..,T

and

ej,o)ted

the photo

ho identifiod or

and

the

checkll~t

Corm.

Cor: r obo ra t. i 'le.

des c r 1. pt i, 0 n :3 of the
from

of
and

the
h:L:;i

a ~;:~:r11.1/J n t

h j.:, of

ide n ti f Lca tLon

tll(:~ r::l(:~f(i~nddnc'~:;ph,)toqcaph

;.) pho t o

on to r cd

t ho

CVS

s t o ro

in

Harv e rd

Squdre,

.located
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left

the CVS

store

at 2:27

a.m.

Kruger

while

this

w~s

tQkinq

placo

inside

th0

GlOre."

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2:22

vm ,

and

2:2'1

rn .

on

November'

11/

2010,

.:,1

so

domon

r;j

t: od

tho

ac

cu

1')£

description

of his assalLant.
AND REl\;30N~: th IN UPPORT T!iEr~E:OJ:

RECOMME:NDATION

Th.o

CornmOnWC(;l.!.

re ccmrnonds

t ha t

the

de t endarrt

be

mare

than

twenty

years

at

MCl

CodJr

Junction

for

the

00 :3 )

t.o

r t.: n

(.!

o n c u ( r \:~ t n

w i Lh

(':!

a c; h

o t,. h H r ;

t; o

t ()r

In

of

t ~v 0

and

one-half

years

in

the

house
, ~I-:-

of

corrections
...:.,: ...

offense

o( assault

on Officer

.
"

for

the

served

from

and

after

the

sentence

for

armed

robbery

for the offense to be served

of armed robbpry from and after

on

(,"004

the expiration

of his sentence

l.ht: Conunuuwcuhh would recommend thut the dcli~ndant be sentenced W [I term ofnot ks~ than eighteen years and not more than !Wt:!'llly year~ at MC[.Ccuar Junction for the OnCllSC~ of armed robbery to fOU C(lnCUfn~tH wH11 each other ~tnd ;1 concurrent t<!I'1l1 of two and o no-hal f ycnrs in the house or corrections for tile offense or assaulr In run concurrent with the sentence fbr the rlrtlH:d robberies,

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was

16

warranted.
years

defendant

twenty-one

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re suLt,

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for his first adult

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offenses,
of t ha t

the Litteton,
poli(>'~
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police
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copy

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staff

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'another female staff mcmb8r

tried to restrain

thR defendant

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the

pOllee

the
defendant: who

staff
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continued
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to

try

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to

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of[ens8s

rec.:::~ived

oJ

conr i nuance

without
COI.lrt,.

~ finding
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for

these

in

the

Lowell

District
of

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the

hQWSQ

of

corrections

for

possession
Th8 nnllR

of by

closs

marijuana

and

disorderly

conduct.

assault

means oC

a dangerous

weapon complnint

was

prosequied.

attention

of the

Cambridge

police

when

they

rcspond8d

Lo

rAport ot an ass~ult
copy of t.hat. polLcc

at the C~mbridqesid8
r cpo r r , #"/OlO)7:S,
:l.S

Galleria p r ovideo

Mall.

hen::·~wi.th,

hurrd

:3J.(~lI"hLL

In

the

;:;hl'lpc: of

.:J

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aild

thn

other

punched

h i.m

st

l~('!ct

cJilnq.

PoIi cc

conduct

i nq

,:l

hr c aho Ld

.i nqu.i r y

noted

in
I::hdL

p'.")('>S~='8S

ion

of

bluo

bandana.
dL"OU,1d dl1d

hl::~

w;::!~";

Eo o lLriq
Wil:,

pJ.;Jy-f.i.qhLj.[)9 by
,
' n ~~.3

by

Lhlo'~

c s ca Lat ors

and

hit

in

the;

hc a d

fr icnd .

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ck:L<O!nd,:,\nt: wac-, not.

ch,,::\.rq\;~ci .i n ccnnc,::t:.Lon

wi t h l:h.i.~s

I nc.i deut..

arrested

by

the

Cambridge

police

and

was

charqed

with

[ound

t.o

helve

ill

hl~

pO::;:::k;ss.ion

d.i q i t a I

::;cdle:,

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ld9i,,~ I in

two

blue

bandanas

and

88

qun
L\-JO

which
La "'ye
1:S

was
0

h .i ~:) 'Hal.:;; band L

undo rnc e til

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was asked by the police if he was a

#'8000.1.22,
'I'h o
pOE;:30~:

.i.,;:)

of
(,I

r~::>~h i ::~ EL :L t.
t 1y
n011c

,:,:ion

rne r:l :)ua n:)

c ha

:r..'q,':;,

wa s

sl_tb::'~0qucn

Cambridge
chargod
i:":el.oni.()I.I:';

police
as

and

was
and

charged
entering
OV'.~)l"

with
in the

burglary
nighttime
oC
f\ d

(later
with
[[lOLI)C

breaking
i.nt~enl:.),

1.I.'.Ir'C,·::I\'y'

:;;?50,
stolen

La rceny

vehicle t:hp.

and

knowingly poJ.l.C(~

receiving

property,
I

copy

of

Camt);:·iclqp.

II GOO 6 5 2 ,1

p rovi.de d

1 n

t ha t

C2:l

~,e
I

t he

de:f endan t

b r o kc:

.i n t 0

an

Dec:

up.i eel

dwelling

house

i.n

Cambridge,

sometime

between

3:30

8.m. and

s:

30

a. m .

left
by

~t

~h~ scene,

b8csuse he stole

the homeowner's

Volvo,

taking
off

the keys from insido tho house and using them to

in the car parked outside.
The
Ij~

rlrlve

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remov ed with

Lrorn

its

wdll

mounL,

h!)W8V(,~_::-,

it was left on an ottoman

Th('~ :,', o 1 ("1"\ t Vo 1 V()
\'Id:~

th® cord$
rl':'d on

attached.
Gr-o~:i. e r St r(~e I:; , When
n",:'d

LeCOV(~

poLi ce

observed
PJ::opFJrty

on
takpn

the
1.n

reor
t.h e

porch
house

sorting
br.:e':'lk.

through

the

stolen

stolen car, stolen bicycle and other stolon property.

in cus t odv, t.he defendan::-. also t o ld

Whi.lc

pol:i.ce
Q

th.;JL,

.-;;.lthouCjh

some

of his

friends did not think it was

good

thing

to do

()prX)::;j_t"~"

because

he knows the

City-

(0£

CClmbridqe)

so woLl .

in t e r vi ewud

hy

t".I"H~~

pol ic\'~
1:0
ti-!',,"

an(".! n·~port.ed
i.n side

that

h(~ would
I

not
I_-

d::' lO'N
al10\<1

\: h(~ d,:',r:.,orld,;lf1.t
him t.o s cha

n-::m;:l.i.n
por ch

\:t}(~~ ho us e
come i.u s Ldo

bu
to

d id
t.a ke

ta v
rH),".'

on his

and

to

show,;,:'c-, and

clo t h.i nq .

connection

with

that

incident

to a term offenses

of one

year

in the

house

or

correctlons J.arc(~ny or:

d

[or
motor

the

ot

breaking

dnd

e nt e rLno ,

vehLc Le

dnci

.rcC:UJVlnq

s t olcn

property
re s t

ilnd he

W0S

placed

on

probation

and ordered

to pay

i.t

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)009,

t:.h(:.:l

df:~f':~nddnt:

was

"'Irr'(~~;t~(~d

by

t hc

MaSBctcb.\.tS-2tt~;

St:,'lt:,~:

Police
D:L:.::t!:.ict.
a

and

was

subsequently
w ..LL.h larceny of

charged.
of a
rno

in

the

SomervillB
opcr·,:lti.n9

Court,
n sron

t.o r

v(:?h.i.c.l.o,
n oq

tt

uspe

hi.s

li.c("!n::~'2,

opecdl~.i.n9

Li.qcn t Ly

the lives and safety of the public might

Ln
,~j

be endangered
d:.ssdult: by

dud,

the

Ch a r Lc at.own

Di.rW.ri
t.O

ct
WIt::

Coure
~:l

wi t h

meanr:-:; of the of Lhc

danq,.~~col),~) (:;,d[J()[l, W

rno to r

vehLcle

.i n wh i ch
1\ copy

che tnctdent
is provided

.Cc:gd r d i.riq

herewith.

as

part of

Exhibti

B.

2009. pulled
t r uc

olongsidc
I:-ed

the dcfcnd~nt
ILqn t.

who w~s stopped

behind

a box

k s t, a

s t o Le n

(';<.:1,("

around

t ho

truck

and

took

off.

'I.' Ii,,,!

trooper
who
10el

t~(!I:llcn,::~(j

1:".0 h.i.~.,: (:r-u.i.~:.~(:~t:"dnd

fnJ."L;~)wed

Lho

cil':':!fendant,

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Street

in

Charlestown, car dirpctly

the

defendant

intentionally Boston

drove

the stol~n
j.. ','
""

at uniformed

Police Serqsant

. .;.
'

·'t.,· ~~'ir~
to stop.

defendant

Kruger m~de no attempt

to stop, or to

tow~rd
k iLl cd

the
Or

ottlcer
t;cr:Lnu(;:.1.y

at

speed

which

would
'j

have
f' he

surely
h,;:J(J

i n j u r od

~:'("l:"CJC?ant _,

no::.

:31:". ruck.

Th8
un L i 1. he

rief8nrlant
I,,)

continuod j u mp o ut,

driving
i;\

in

the

Atolen
<'l W,·21 Y

car,
'" n d
i:I

d (5

db 1(~ L 0

s hOI::' t;

d ::.:-=; I: a n c f~

foot

chase

then

ensued.

The

d~fcndant

was

subsequently

~::t. 211.: (~:

Po 1 .Lc(:~

CC)U

r t.. ope rat.Lno

the

conv i ctod

of
1,',

.1. t:\

rc(:ny

'.... l.L

i.:'

mot o r
a It e r

VC;{)J.C.l.c.·,

to

end,:~nqe

ope r a tinq
Cou r
t; ,

),-;l.Ispl?,n~;ion by

!:;omervil.1e

Dl.':::trlc!:

lind

.;;'2:nt.enc0d

to

six

months

in

the

hOU50

of

corrections

for

the

larceny

and pndangecing

offRnSRS

~nd the oper~ting

The sc n te nce s

after

~uspcnsion
Io r
t..I"Pi'!

imposed

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concurront
The

with

the Somerville
waS
,I.

ond Ch~Ylcstown

sentences.

dof8nd~nt

released ?O.lO.

trom South Bay correctional

li'iiLh.i.n ei qh
t

facility

on

Mclrch

months
o
. .i-"

of

his
di rp.ct:e.d

release,
toward

he
".,:-'

was
.
:. • I,~~. ~:

fe-arrested
. ......
I

tor

l:

fe.nsp.s
~";.' .~'

>~;.. ": ,::

Police Officer
NOVl-~rnber
.
,

I:(1

these

Cambridge
On

" "

I •• ,I,.ro

"'

"

')' ,r

..

'"'~';,~

'.

1.1,

201.0,
0n

at

:'Z:2tl

d.rn.,

the

(i(::).r8ndant

Ka.1

Kr uq er

cone ('a led

i ti) In::.

hI ':; P(~ r t~ on

l_ n 1;, end inC)

s t e;:1 J.

them

from

the CVS stare

on M~3sachu3cttG

Avenue

in Harv~rd

without

paying

tor

the

ltcms,

he

was

confronted

by

CVS

omp Lo yc o c ,

to leavo but then came back

into the Btor0.

L hi)n .I. ca ve,

l h.,,! de:,r c n(lo.['I!":.

1:'.01(.1. s to l'C P':)sorm (~.L t h(~ r

ha.t he

nnd
',-/et

made
nd.

motion

~s

if

rOQchinq

for

gun

in

his

j_ S Lbd

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qun

poi.n

r..
he rcwi
t

K"ll.'ovJded

h,

,:,!r,.;

part:

of

F::.:hi["')i.t.

.~ .

This
0[,

ba c kq round

amply

demons cra t.e s an

u tr o r

d i sroqa ro

~nd

contempt

foc,

lawful behavior

authority which

and

an

alarming

e~calQtion

of criminal

put at risk the lives

hi.s

du t

Lo s .

1 t f c .1 \') n q

Cam b 1·t d 9 e

l=~

s i (l (~~ , Ii t

t h (o~

son

0f

two

p I: 0 f e :::;.:; o n a l. i to him.
for

parents,
Yet, ho

certainly
opparcntly

had many

opportunities

available

harbored

considorable

anlmoslty

to

h i.rns elf
I

bo i.nq net') as
(1.

f r om

Camb r idqo
I.~ ••

duri.nq
N 0 V (-:fOf) ' \l
(!

I ro ))~)(:r Y

iJ

nq

I( ~;": ~ •

-\

r ee

,r

.·L.3 l!i

j d ['l1'te(.

r o b' ~)ery

edrly

morning

hours.

w·L~;cl.y

cho se

to

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pointing ~ gun of
,

~t the

him.

Kruger's

behavior of h(->

marked taking

continuJtion
p,::!opll~."s

defendant's this

pattern
tlrn\~f

other
.it

prOpF!l:·ty,

alth()uqh,

"r,"Irnr)I"!d

up"

the

dcfcnclant,

w ir.h in

for!~Y-f;!i.9ht:.

hou r s

of

the

comm s s ion i

by

ro bbin q ,

"1L.

(Jun

poin t,

l:.hr·(:·~e young

C01.1.(8<](:,: frc~~hrndn on
J. t

c·) :L ;;~

one

thing

to confront
and seeming
h .i.rn
(:.0

slnglc

unarmed
Krug0r
t h .r: ()(-J

person,
apparently
J.rn::.)

but

the
felt

audacity whi ch

onmipotence
con fr on t·:

V.I. C I:

qu .i. t.c:

With his load~d

young
turned

firearm

tralned on these three

to
Each them of unless

mRn,
OV8L·

Krug~r their

aga1n

thrRatBned
1:0

harm

they
younCj

va Luab.l os

him,

these

Luckily,
"':'
':.\'

UV::Y were

':

.' '

"

,'"

...

to 1. J..OWC(j

thp-

q i ve n

by

Harv::uct

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m~rkQd
conduct.

third
Wrlen

dimension
"l:(~d

to
h.']nd-::'.'d

the
II ,

defendant's

criminal
t h ree t ened

c.3u()I,t

l~he defendant'_

the three

victims

that

he would

shoot

them

if they did not

officer
didn':~

"play it cool"

and toll th0 appro~ching

When rha t:

police

that
(!ct~::;.r

s t r'dIJ·)(JY

Of:' ti cer

officer's
v Lc C .i.nl,::;'

lawful
property

authority,
";lnd

attempted
the:

to

[18~

w.ith

thA

uniformed

police
was

o ff ice r , who

darod

to

t ry

I~O

ar re s t him.

This assault

.Lodd(~d

f:Lx,(;",.lnn

and

fired

.i t

dl:".

un.i.(or:r!'ll,',)d

["!o:l.:i.ce

OffJ.(~(~r

W().L.I.-l)e:i.nq is lucky

of 1:1"1,"\1:

t.he his

C)J;.'()UP

on

E$l:·dl:.l:le

SlJ:'eet, (I leI not

'['he

df~ fQndant

i ntan tionaI

a cti.oria

re:-:;U.lt in his

~:~quill1y

Lu(:ky

:::.ha I:.

()'~'f' ,(,t·!l. -,-" • I., ' .•

did

not

shoot;

and

ki.l.l

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to cltl~0ns
wou Ld turn

and and

police

officers
loaded

alik~.
a t;

'I'ha
d

t;

the

d(~fe.ndanl:.

(Lim

,3

tirearm

po Li oo

o f t i co r ,

who

he

h~d

to
I:.hl::~

know
si qnifi

was
c an t

armed
t

with
tel

his
pub Li.c

own

firearm,
th.i.~';

cJ(~m()n:·;t .'Jtl';8 (

h re a t

:=;,'lfety

Cornmonwe alt h ,

ancl

nor.b i.nq

lns~-"

)S

what

J.~.

ue ce s s a r y

to

opportunity
in

in llf~, who had been

pri

given
tt-lC:

conside~able
Law
<.'lDC) f;;;'1

b~eak8
numo r ous a ro u n d ,

hi5

or
in

deaJ.:Lnqs wh i.ch

wi th to

':)PPO r:t.uniti

o~,;

tucn

h i, ~~~ l.i

others

and continuo

with his criminal

~ctivities. gen(' ra t

'I'hc deterrence as w011 ~~

runishm~nt

Rnd

c~habilitution
sLate

can

only be served by imposition sentenco ot fifteen to

of a significant vears,

prison
by the

twenty

followed

concurcent
I: .LOfl':5

cerm
~;:;::: L,:::: L 1\ ic

of
~:'. f

two
~t[ld d

and

one
oC

halE
~,;,lpe r

years
vi. sed

house

oC

co r re c

per .i.. od

F' r oba t: i_ on

after his rolease to society.

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O.':·l··~·L'c;nr· _
I" ..• ~ ~ •

(or _

clvili70dlaw
po Lico
~)n (1

abidlng
.in
pub the]
.1..

society
pe r fo rrnance

that
of

violent
their

assaults
to
t hd .
1.::

on
se r ve
~.,

o f fi ce rs p r <) t: e c t.
I:,h e

duties
i:)

i. c w :i. .\. .1 wi
th

n o I:. I) c:

t o 1e r

t. (~d

oJ

nd

uc h

conduct Of fLc er

w.U 1

be

meL

subs t.an t id 1

pun i s hmen t

whatsoever

that

could

be

considered

provocative

of

the

·1· mpo siti on "

ot

the:

.rc:c()[nrrtc;nded sentence:

w.i .L.l

.i. ns t~111

h ()SI:':,

wt~()

pI a ce

t he ir

lit c

p03

~3f~ ~,::;ton

0f

aWOL

k.i n q

.c.i. .CI".~d ,ern by

~', con v :1.(.: r: (Id

fc: Lon

Ln

order to threatAn
b~ m0t

dnd intimidate

law abiding citizens, must

with substJnti~!

punishment.
~:,~v'.;~nnow
I

'l'hiC; dc,fcnddnt;

do,~~:::; nc t,

COt qot

n 1.:;:

t: I~,~ n .<':SI CP.3

:~',.1. n s o

E~ :-:c'o;:P

t::

o!:"

COU (;:;(~

r erno

l.'S,"~ t

ha t

he

c.J.uqht:,

'.1'hc dc fcridan

t;

d(,rnon:::I~:r:,:~ted this

when,

dLLer:-

dround

to

the,·,p(~ctat')t'

<:;ect·l,onand srrur k a t Offic0r_

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_'who was

seated

in CQurtroom.

Thi~ during

behavior the
_

wa~

similar

to

the

defendant's

behavior
in

motlon

to
Victim

suppress
Impact

hearing,

OtfiC'2r

St~Lem8ntf
d \=.~ t nd a n t
I~~

provided sat

herewith
at

~s part of Exhibit
the
0
:1,"

A, when
I,e 1(:t t
sh0r t

the t l1e
0f

J a ll9i'):1. n9 and sat

t :i. c c-~r ,

a j' t er

witness a

stand

in ths courtroom.
p r i.aort scntc~nc:c:

No l: h i n<]

3l\bsl:<lntial that

s tatc hi~

will

convey

to

th i.s

defendant unacceptable

behavior

is

serious, and

his

conduct

~s

and will

not be toler~tpd

he will

punished

In

sentencing

for

those to
Cf7.fl(~ct

offenscs, dpp rop r i a t.1~~

12:1!: _1. t; ude senl:enc(~, which

qO('ll:"l;
,:,:11'\'(1
•

::,:houl.d

s e veraI PU,) . ,Le

1, ] ,

puniahmerit

d':~t'3rrcnco,

pr o t e c t Lon

of

t',hp. ,1 :1. 4

t1a ~~~ . s

88I

I) ?

(1 99 J) _ of:

It.

i~,~ l>:ls[x'cltully
.i... ~'t .t

subml.t.t ed p r ison the

:",1'1.';11:

Impo s ,(, i.on t

::::;.: b s tan t: I

r e comrue

!'l(i ec!

by

Com,monw('" a 1 t h

oJ:

conduc

L.

'l'h ("

:sub;;::\: d

1'1 ti.aI

~,c!nt.o n c:c

(,':~c()rnrn(~ndcd

W 1.1tal

~;O

~erve

the

important

sentencing

goals
it

of

det8rrcnce stop

wil!

this

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It will d1.::::U :'::I~'r\f(~ to
detr;.~1~

c ri.nu na l s

target officers ncccss~ry

college who
try

studAnC8

as

victims

or

shoot

at

police is

to Qrrest

them.

A ~ub~Ldntial th~t

sentence

to reinf0r~A

to the defendant

such

b~haviors

courts

dnd

t ha

comm.i.t.t

i.nq

such

oI

fe

ns

cs

will.

ca

rr

y ::;eri.ou::; In such ,:~

con~:,~qu(~nce:'; f'o r

h i rn or

or.her s

choo si nq

1:0

act

The

rCG()mmcndc'd
oppo

sent.ence
1:'.0

wi..l. . .!.

p ro vi de
to
d

Lhj~
soc

clef~ndant and fo r
Or1C'

wl r.h '::kIY

lh,~

r t uni
to

pay

his

dc~bt

Lo t y

r e t.urn

th,::

commun i t.y

,~lnd s t a r t;

n(:!W

1.1.£«

h i mae Lf.

commun i t y wi.!..!.

rehabi:J.5_car.ed from his

wiLl be
serIOUS

I n hi» hand::;,
ffilotakcS

HO!:Jefully,

i1l-:'

IG~rn

~nd

will

come

to

killed

01'

Lnju rcd

by

11.iS

c.r irni na I

conduct,

when

ne

would

possibility inJur(~(ji
I)y

of parole
,)I"IY
OL";(;

or that of

he himself sons

was

not
jU~it,:i

killed
.

(or "In

t.h(~~:;(:: pe r

ac!:.ing

tlably

self-defense

or defense

of another.

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all

of

the'

f o reqo i nq

re a s on s ,

the

COmrrllJflWGdltt1
by l:he

(:O\.ll":'!~.

to

i,mE)C1Se

the

senLence:;;

recommended

Commonwealth. Re~pect[ully
For

Submitted

t h e CommonwE'i..1.Lth

GERARD T. LEONS, JR, DISTRICT ATTORNEY

f3y _. ,IV:!r .__ ..
j.\cnlll;~~

. C. Lynch

Assistant
Middlesex

District
Superior

Atlorn0Y
Court
rI LI I"!

Mi)Y

:';),

20'11.

15 Commor1l>Jeal th Ave C,:'I.mbcLdqe r M/\ 02 U J '1'(::1: (bl)) G79-(i~17:1 BbO No. 30(J:)tl