OPINION
Justice Indeglia, for the Court.
The defendant, Robert E. Payette (defendant or Payette), appeals from a Superior Court judgment of conviction for first-degree murder, for which he received a sentence of life imprisonment. On appeal, Payette contends that the trial justice erred (1) by instructing the jury that malice may be inferred where there is a disparity in the size or strength between the victim and the defendant; and (2) by denying his motion...
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