State v. Quelon Page

Summary

The court vacated the denial of the defendant's motion for a new trial and remanded for a new hearing. Although the trial justice extensively reviewed the circumstantial evidence and found the state's witnesses credible, she did not adequately explain how she personally weighed the evidence or why reasonable minds could differ regarding whether the defendant was the shooter. The court therefore could not determine whether the trial justice fulfilled her role as the thirteenth juror.