State v. Brennan

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

The Brennan brothers, Thomas and Michael, were arrested and tried separately for the brutal slaying of eighty-one-year-old Lawrence Bello. Each was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We recently affirmed Michael’s conviction in State v. Brennan, 526 A.2d 483 (R.I.1987), where the facts relating to the murder can be found. This is Thomas’s appeal. 1

His initial argument relates to the testimony of Raymond Furtado (Furtado). Furtado testified that when he, Thomas, and Michael were being detained at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI),…