Luigi Ricci v. State of Rhode Island

Justice Robinson, for the Court.

On August 29, 2016, Luigi Ricci petitioned this Court for the issuance of a writ of certiorari to review a June 13, 2014 judgment entered against him in Washington County Superior Court granting the state's motion for summary judgment and denying Mr. Ricci's application for postconviction relief. On October 14, 2016, this Court granted Mr. Ricci's petition for a writ of certiorari.

Mr. Ricci contends before this Court that the hearing justice erred in granting the motion for summary judgment for the following reasons: (1) "ineffective assistance of counsel is a…