Commonwealth v. Townsend

Based on the stabbing of his estranged wife, *414Michelle Townsend, that occurred in the early morning of March 3, 2006, a jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on the theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues error in (1) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence and statements; (2) the denial of his motion for required findings of not guilty; and (3) the trial judge’s instructions to the jury. We affirm the defendant’s conviction and discern no basis to exercise our authority under G.…