Legal Opinion
State v. DaRocha
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 29, 1979No. 77-120-C.APublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDoris, J.
On October 22,1976, Joseph Manuel DaRocha (Manuel) and his brother Joseph Louis DaRocha (Louis) were convicted of second-degree murder in a Superior Court jury trial. On appeal they argue that the trial justice failed to assess independently the credibility of the state’s witnesses in ruling on, and denying, their motion for a new trial. Furthermore, they contend that the denial of their motion for a new trial was improper because the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.
On the evening of March 21, 1976, Louis was driving a white Cadillac in the Kennedy Plaza section of downtown…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Barbato v. EpsteinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1964
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3Cited by20 opinions
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