Legal Opinion

State v. DeWitt

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided April 14, 1989No. 88-181-C.APublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal by the defendant from an order of the Superi- or Court both granting the state’s motion to correct sentence and denying the defendant’s motion to reduce sentence. We affirm the order of the trial justice granting the state’s motion to correct sentence and vacate the trial justice’s order denying the defendant’s motion to reduce sentence. The facts of the case insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows.

On July 7, 1977, a Providence County grand jury returned a six count indictment against defendant, Frederick E. DeWitt. On…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
  2. Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. State v. BurkhartTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Ross v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  5. Robert Breest v. Raymond Helgemoe, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ventetoulo v. Attorney General RICourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. Mall at Coventry Joint Venture v. McLeodSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
  3. DeWitt v. VentetouloDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1992
  4. Shaw v. MarquesSuperior Court of Rhode Island · 2011

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