Legal Opinion
State v. Garcia
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 26, 2000No. 96-169-C.APublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
A night of road rage and vengeful arson culminated in a family of six innocent victims, including four children, burning to death in a Providence house fire. Convicted of the grisly crimes leading to this holocaust, the defendant, Jose Garcia, challenges on appeal not only the propriety of certain evidence introduced against him at his trial, but also the sentences he received. For the reasons adduced below, we affirm the Superior Court’s judgment of conviction.
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Facts and Travel
On the evening of February 26, 1993, defendant and several acquaintances were traveling by…
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