Commonwealth v. Cadet
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on the theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty. While his appeal was pending, Defendant filed a motion for a new trial. The motion was denied. Defendant’s appeal from the denial of the motion was consolidated with his direct appeal. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction and the denial of his motion for a new trial, holding (1) the prosecutor at times crossed over the line of propriety in his conduct at trial, including in his cross-examination of Defendant and in his closing argument, but the errors did not create a substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of justice; and (2) there was no reason to reduce the verdict or to order a new trial.
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