Legal Opinion
McKinney v. State
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 4, 2004No. 2002-197-C.APublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
The applicant, James R. McKinney (McKinney), pled nolo contendere to six counts stemming from an armed robbery during which he fired shots at a security guard- and an off-duty police officer. At his sentencing, McKinney agreed to serve forty years of a sixty-year sentence. This appeal concerns McKinney’s subsequent application for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to G.L.1956 § 10-9.1-1. McKinney asked the Superior Court to deem his sentence unconstitutional after he consented to it. The Superior Court hearing justice (hearing justice) found McKinney’s…
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