State v. Baker

OPINION

FAY, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Richard E. Baker, Jr., appeals from a jury conviction of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury in violation of G.L.1956 (1982 Reenactment) § 31-26-1 and § 31-26-3.

On April 30, 1988, a bachelor party was held at the North Kingstown Country Club (club) in honor of the final days of bachelorhood of William Slater, Jr. (Slater). The afternoon consisted of eighteen holes of golf followed by a meal and an open bar. As is unfortunately commonplace during the course of many bachelor parties, the combination of celebration, male ego, and…