Massachusetts Superior Court May 25, 2011, No. SUCR199311090 (Commonwealth v. Cowels)

Connolly, Thomas E., J.

On August 6, 1993, a Suffolk County grand jury indicted the defendants, Michael Cowels (“Cowels”) and Michael Mims (“Mims”), for murder in the first degree of Belinda Miscioscia (“Miscioscia”). On December 5, 1994, after a seven-day trial, a jury found the defendants guilty of first-degree murder under a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty.