State v. Bilodeau
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The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of manslaughter, holding that the trial court did not err in denying Defendant's motions for a judgment of acquittal and for a new trial.
On appeal, Defendant argued that the trial court erred by denying his motion for judgment of acquittal and by denying his motion for a new trial based on allegedly improper arguments proffered by the State during its closing argument. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding (1) the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction; and (2) Defendant did not demonstrate that the trial court erred by allowing the State to refer to Defendant's disability in its closing argument.
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