Commonwealth v. Evans

The defendants, Herdius Evans and James Ware, were convicted of the murder in the first degree of Allan Lawrence Hill on theories of extreme atrocity or cruelty and felony-murder. They were also convicted of armed robbery and *144armed assault with intent to rob Hill, armed assault with intent to rob Peter Wattles, and assault and battery on Wattles.2 On appeal, Ware alleges error in (1) the denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty as to the indictments alleging crimes against Hill; (2) the denial of his motion to attend the view; and (3) the judge’s failure to instruct the jury…