Commonwealth v. Stephen A. Pina

SUPERIOR COURT

COMMONWEALTH vs. STEPHEN A. PINA

Docket:

9384CR11574

Dates:

February 3, 2025

Present:

Peter B. Krupp

County:

SUFFOLK

Keywords:

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL

In January 1996, a jury found Stephen A. Pina (“Pina”) guilty of murder in the first degree by deliberate premeditation for shooting Keith Robinson (“Robinson”) on February 26, 1993. Almost 25 years later, Pina filed a third motion for a new trial, asserting new factual arguments grounded in actual innocence. After an extended period for discovery and for the Commonwealth to consider and reconsider its position, an…