Legal Opinion

State v. Oliveira

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided May 28, 1999No. 97-236-C.APublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOURCIER, Justice.

Sandra A. Oliveira appeals from the entry of a final judgment of conviction following her trial before a Superior Court jury on each of four counts contained in a criminal information charging her with “uttering and publishing as true, a false, forged, altered and counterfeited negotiable instrument” in violation of G.L.1956 § 11— 17-1. For the reasons hereinafter set out, we sustain her appeal and remand the case for a new trial.

Case Facts/Travel

In December 1994, Sandra A. Oliveira (Sandra) was hired as a bookkeeper by F & A Awning Co., Inc. (F & A), a corporation…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. De Jonge v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. State v. CaruoloSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
  5. State v. AnthonySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  2. Francisco Jose Morales-Alegria v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  3. State v. BriggsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
  4. State v. HazardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  5. State v. KizekaiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011

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