Commonwealth v. Davila

The defendant appeals from seven convictions of murder in the second degree and from a conviction of arson. He argues errors allegedly committed by the trial judge in relation to the following matters: (a) denial of his motion for required findings of not guilty; (b) denial of his motion for a mistrial; and (c) imposition of three consecutive sentences for murder in the second degree. We affirm the judgments.

1. Denial of motion for required findings of not guilty. The defendant assigns as error the judge’s refusal to grant his motion for required findings of not guilty on all the indictments.…