State v. Lopez

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON for the Court.

The defendant, Jose A. Lopez, appeals from his conviction by a jury of the voluntary manslaughter of one Rafael Graciano. 1 Mr. Lopez contends that the trial justice violated his constitutional rights when he refused to permit defense counsel to cross-examine the decedent’s brother, Richard Susana, regarding the decedent’s alleged involvement in drug dealing and his alleged past incarceration. The defendant also argues that the trial justice erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal, in which motion he contended that the prosecution had…