State v. Vorgvongsa

OPINION

BOURCIER, Justice.

This case comes before the court on the state’s petition for certiorari.

On October 7, 1994, a Superior Court jury found the defendant, Lamphone Vorgvongsa, guilty of the murder of Sonexay Phomma-chanh. The trial justice thereafter on October 31, 1994, granted a motion for a new trial. This court on March 23, 1995, granted the state’s petition to review the Superior Court order granting the new trial.

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Case Travel and Facts

On March 2,1990, Sonexay Phommachanh (Phommachanh) was shot and killed on Moy Street in the city of Providence. Two people were indicted for that…