Opinion ID: 2322376
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Heading: The Murder of Deivy Felipe

Text: On April 27, 2005, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the dead body of one Deivy Felipe was discovered in the driver's seat of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) parked on Althea Street in Providence; it appeared that the decedent had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. When the SUV was processed, detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) found only smudges, rather than complete fingerprints, on the exterior of the vehicle. [3] Inside the SUV, detectives were able to locate a single fingerprint on a drinking glass; but they were unable to determine whose fingerprint it was. An autopsy revealed that Mr. Felipe had died as a result of bleeding from multiple wounds caused by five gunshots. The lead detective assigned to the Felipe homicide investigation was Providence Police Detective Daniel O'Connell. He testified at trial [4] that the police were not able to locate any eyewitnesses to the murder and that his team was unable to develop a list of persons whom they might consider to be suspects. B