Rodrigues v. State

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

The applicant, Juana “Nilsa” Rodrigues (applicant or Rodrigues) appeals from the denial of her application for postconviction relief in the Superior Court. For the reasons that follow, we reject the applicant’s assertions of legal error and affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

Facts and Travel

On November 6, 1993, a mere twelve days after arriving in Rhode Island from Puerto Rico, Rodrigues was arrested by Middletown police while delivering fourteen grams of heroin and seven grams of cocaine to an undercover detective. She subsequently was charged by…