Commonwealth v. Linton

A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty for the strangulation of his wife, Andrea Harvey. Represented by new counsel, the defendant appeals from his conviction and from the order of the trial judge denying his motion for a new trial. On appeal, the defendant argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict and that we should reverse the judge’s denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty. In the alternative, he argues for a new trial, claiming that the…