State v. Nigel Nichols

Citations

• 155 A.3d 1180
• 2017 WL 1101765
• 2017 R.I. LEXIS 36

Syllabus

The defendant, Nigel Nichols, appealed his Superior Court convictions for two counts of first-degree murder, one count of felony assault, and three counts of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. All charges stemmed from the senseless and inexplicable shootings of David Thomas, Domingo Ortiz, and Dwayne Thomas on December 6, 2009, which resulted in the deaths of David Thomas and Domingo Ortiz. After reviewing the record, the Supreme Court concluded that the trial justice did not err in admitting certain evidence at trial and in denying the defendant's motion for a new trial. In addition, the Supreme Court also concluded that the trial justice's findings with respect to a peremptory challenge were supported by the record and were not clearly erroneous. The Supreme Court, therefore, affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court and returned the record thereto.