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STATE v. DaROCHA

No. 77-120-C.A.

397 A.2d 500 (1979)

STATE v. Joseph L. DaROCHA et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius C. Michaelson, Atty. Gen., John S. Foley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

Howard K. Simmons, East Providence, for defendants.

OPINION

DORIS, Justice.

On October 22, 1976, Joseph Manuel Da-Rocha (Manuel) and his brother Joseph Louis DaRocha (Louis) were convicted of second-degree murder in a Superior Court jury trial. On appeal they argue that the trial justice failed to assess independently the credibility of the state's witnesses in ruling on, and denying, their motion for a new trial. Furthermore, they contend that the denial of their motion for a new trial was improper because...

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