State v. Guerra

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON

for the Court.

The defendant, Fernando Guerra, appeals from the Superior Court’s denial of his motion for a new trial, which motion he filed after a jury found him guilty of entering a building with the intent to commit larceny. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial justice’s denial of his motion for a new trial was clearly erroneous because, from the defendant’s perspective, the jury’s verdict was against the fail-preponderance of the evidence and failed to do substantial justice.

This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on September 29, 2010,…