Legal Opinion

State v. Crowhurst

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 4, 1984No. 82-134-C.APublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

The defendant, Donald Crowhurst, was convicted of first-degree sexual assault by a Superior Court jury. He was sentenced to serve thirty-five years in prison and appeals his conviction. Hereinafter we shall refer to the defendant by his last name.

The complaining witness, whom we shall call Mary, worked at a restaurant in downtown Providence. On Friday, October 24, 1980, she and a co-worker, Charlene, made plans to go that evening to Lupo’s, a nightclub also located downtown. After work Charlene ran into an old friend, Donald, and his companion, Crowhurst. At their…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. State v. ByrnesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  2. State v. CobbsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  3. Webbier v. Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
  4. State v. VerlaqueSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  5. State v. FranklinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DiMonteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. TevlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
  3. State v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
  5. State v. KholiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1996

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