Commonwealth v. Kenney

The defendant, Richard Kenney, was convicted of murder in the first degree on theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty, and of unlawful possession of a firearm. On appeal, he claims that the trial judge, who also heard his motion to suppress, erred in (1) denying his motion to suppress statements he made while in police custody; (2) denying his motion to suppress unduly suggestive identifications; (3) denying his motion for fees for an expert witness to assist him in calling certain children as witnesses; (4) empanel-ling only fifteen jurors; (5) refusing to order…