State v. John Quaweay

OPINION

Justice INDEGLIA, for the Court.

The defendant, John Quaweay 1 (Quaw-eay or defendant), appeals from a Superior Court order denying his motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Quaweay was previously convicted by a jury of four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, three counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of carrying a firearm without a license. On appeal, he ascribes error to the trial justice’s finding that information about federal marshals visiting the apartment of one of the state’s witnesses did not constitute newly…