LYNCH, J.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury of the murder in the second degree of Thea Pierce. After the verdict, the Superior Court judge denied the defendant's motion for a required finding of not guilty, but allowed a motion for a new trial. The Commonwealth appealed, contending that the allowance of the motion constituted abuse of discretion and error of
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