A 48-year-old man was granted parole after he pleaded guilty in connection with a Springfield shooting when he was 17. But the Hampden District Attorney’s Office disagrees with the decision, arguing he hasn’t earned it.
“This individual was convicted of second-degree murder – a crime that took a life and forever altered others,“ District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said in a statement to MassLive. “Some offenders pay their debt to society and demonstrate genuine remorse and reform in the process. Mr. [Rockland] Baines has not.”
On Nov. 25, 1993, Rockland Baines attended a DJ competition at the Panache Club in Springfield. The competition featured competitors from Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield.
