ORDER
This case came before this Court on February 23, 1995 pursuant to an order directing the defendant to appear and to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed. The defendant contends that the trial justice erred in failing to grant his motion for new trial.
It is well settled that "[a] trial justice may grant [a] new-trial motion if, relying on his or her independent assessment of the weight and credibility of the evidence, he or she determines...
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