Legal Opinion
State v. Domanski
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 16, 1937PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCapotosto, J.
In this case a constitutional question is certified to us under General Laws, 1923, Chapter 348, Section 1. The defendants contend that the form for robbery set out in Public Laws, 1932, Chapter 1954, Section 3, Clause 5, which the indictment in the instant case follows, is unconstitutional in that it fails to inform them of the nature and cause of the accusation, in violation of Article'I, Sec. 10 of the Constitution of Rhode Island.
The above-cited clause reads as follows: “The following forms may be used in the cases in which they are applicable: . . . Robbery. — A. B. robbed C. D.” The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. PerleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1894
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- People v. NolanIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. InnisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- State v. RobalewskiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- State v. AshnessSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- State v. LernerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- State v. McGeheartySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
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