Legal Opinion
State v. Durrell
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 7, 1973No. 1581-Ex. &cPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, C. J.
This is an indictment charging the defendant, Lawrence D. Durrell, with the possession of cannabis in violation of G. L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) §21-28-31. The defendant’s motion to suppress evidence was denied, and after trial by a jury he was found guilty as charged in the indictment. The defendant is in this court prosecuting his bill of exceptions.
It appears that on November 8, 1969, Olla Maxwell informed the East Greenwich Police Department that a number of boys were smoking near a gas storage tank in the vicinity of the Masonic building on Main Street in that town. Officer Harold A.…
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- State v. CarufelSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
- State v. RoachSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
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