Commonwealth v. Lora

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant's first-degree murder conviction and the denial of his motion for a new trial. It held that any error in omitting a self-defense instruction concerning the victim's prior violence, any delayed discovery violations, and any ineffective assistance or prosecutorial misconduct did not create a substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of justice, given the strength of the evidence of deliberate premeditation and the limited prejudice. The court also found no basis for extraordinary relief to reduce the verdict.