Commonwealth v. Ortiz
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on a theory of deliberate premeditation. On appeal, Defendant conceded that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict and did not argue that any error occurred at trial. Rather, Defendant argued that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence where considerable evidence suggested that he acted in self-defense and also pointed to mitigation based on heat of passion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Defendant’s trial was conducted fairly and without error, and there was no reason to reduce Defendant’s conviction to a lesser degree of guilt or to order a new trial.
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