Legal Opinion
State v. Paquette
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 28, 1977No. 75-293-C. APublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBevilacqua, C. J.
This is an appeal by the state pursuant to G. L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §9-24-32, as amended by P. L. 1972, ch. 169, §10, from a Superior Court judgment granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss two indictments under Super. R. Crim. P. 48(b) on the ground that there was unnecessary delay in presenting him for trial.
The defendant, along with codefendants Petrarca, Brady, Gottschalk and Car lino, was indicted on June 22, 1973, by Indictment No. 73-1149; he was also indicted with codefendant Brady on that same day by Indictment No. 73-1150. The conduct on which the indictments were based…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- George A. Mathies v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Tate v. HowardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
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