Legal Opinion
State v. Colbert
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 4, 1988No. 86-368-C.APublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
A Superior Court jury found the defendant, Donald Colbert, guilty of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a violation of G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) § 21-28-4.01(A)(2)(a), as enacted by P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2, art. IV. The defendant appeals this conviction, alleging primarily an insufficiency of evidence. Hereafter we shall refer to the defendant by his last name.
The relevant facts are as follows. On February 11, 1980, Colbert, along with his friend Melanie, drove to T.F. Green Airport in Warwick and went to the U.S. Air freight terminal for the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. GilmanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
- State v. JenisonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
- State v. GrullonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
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