State v. Piche

GREENE, Judge.

Defendant, Robert Cornelius Piche, was charged on 29 July 1989 with second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. On 19 March 1990, the jury returned verdicts of guilty of both offenses. Defendant was sentenced to thirty-five years imprisonment for second-degree murder, and two years imprisonment for assault with a deadly weapon to begin at the expiration of the thirty-five year term. Defendant appeals.

Before trial, defendant moved for a change of venue and for the appointment of a new attorney. Both motions were denied.

The evidence presented by the State at trial tends…