Commonwealth v. Ellis
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree and armed robbery. The Supreme Court affirmed. This appeal concerned Defendant’s second motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The superior court judge allowed the motion for a new trial, ruling that the newly discovered evidence was material, credible, and would have been a real factor in the jury’s deliberations such that this was a case where justice had not been done. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that the motion judge did not abuse her discretion in ruling that the newly discovered evidence warranted a new trial.
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