Commonwealth v. Snyder

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After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on a theory of deliberate premeditation. Defendant appealed his conviction and also sought relief under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, 33E asking that his sentence be revised. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial judge did not err in not allowing the admission of testimony by an expert on eyewitness identification or in allowing the admission of testimony concerning a stocking cap that was seized from a vehicle Defendant was driving several months after the shooting; and (2) there was no reason to exercise the Court’s authority to grant extraordinary relief, but because Defendant’s pending motion to revise and revoke his sentence was timely filed but has not been acted upon, the matter is remanded to the superior court for consideration of the motion. View "Commonwealth v. Snyder" on Justia Law