Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Not homework,real case scenerio

In this scenerio, the accused is stated to have committed attempted murder,home invasion with weapon,larceny,etc. the story goes that the accused broke into the home with force, stabbed the victim, stole his property and then intimidated the victim with threats ,to not tell or be killed. The victim calls the police from a residence he drove to in his car and the police file charges. The accused side of the story is he was at the victims house ,got in a fight and was struck with glass bottle to the head. Stabbed the victim in defense then left, the clinch is he did go back to the victims house and retreve a very expensive gold chain he lost in the fight. The victim is put in witness protection. The evidence is pictures of scene, friend stating he thought accused had been in a fight, police tape of victims statement, that was lost,the police statement. Which referred to the accused as a punk. The accused is told by DA take a plea or we go after family and friends for intimidating a witness based on phone conversations recorded from jail, which may be intimadiating taken at face value, not poeple venting. Accussed will take sentence to protect family and friends. What is your persective? Do you forsee appeals

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