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Teen Charged in Hyannis Double Shooting Wasn?t Convincingly Identified, Says Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer

By Altman & Altman

19-year-old Browning Mejia?s Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer is arguing that his client should never have been indicted over a January 15, 2009 shooting in Hyannis. The attorney claims that witnesses did not convincingly identify the teen. Mejia is accused of being one of two masked persons to shoot a parked car whose occupants were allegedly there to purchase drugs from him. Two men sustained bullet wounds from the 15 to 20 rounds that were fired into the Chevy Impala. A woman who had been in the back seat told cops that she recognized the teenager?s voice. She also says that because his mask was down she was able to see his face. This week, Mejia?s defense attorney argued that the woman has changed her story. He also said that no one who stood before the grand jury was able to ID his client as one of the shooters...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on February 20, 2010 (boomark / email).