Legal Opinion
State v. Franco
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 10, 1981No. 79-514-C.APublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
The defendant, Edward Franco, (Franco) appeals from a judgment by a justice of the Superior Court that he was a violator of the conditions of his probation, and from the imposition of a sentence that had previously been suspended.
Franco raises four issues; that the notice provided by the state specifying the grounds of the violation failed to comport with Rule 32(f) of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure; that the hearing justice abused his discretion by denying Franco’s request for continuances; that the state failed to comply with the notice and disclosure…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- State v. CorreiaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
- State v. LeonardoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. CoelhoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
- State v. GodetteSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
- State v. DesrosiersSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007
- State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995
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