Commonwealth v. Roman

After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of deliberately premeditated murder and possession of a class B substance. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions, holding (1) there was no error in the denial of Defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty, as the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction of deliberately premeditated murder; (2) the trial court did not err in Defendant’s motion to dismiss based on Mass. R. Crim. P. 36, as amended, for the alleged denial of Defendant’s right to a speedy trial; (3) there was no error in the denial of Defendant’s motion to dismiss for belated discovery disclosure; (4) the trial judge did not err in failing to declare, sua sponte, a mistrial based on alleged jury tampering; and (5) there was no error in the judge’s instruction concerning the manner in which the jury should consider the testimony of a cooperating witness. View "Commonwealth v. Roman" on Justia Law