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State v. Sciarra

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided August 3, 1982No. 81-503-C.APublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

On December 12, 1980, a Providence County Grand Jury indicted Rudolph Earl Sciarra (defendant), Nicholas A. Palmigiano (Palmigiano), and Raymond L. S. Patriarca (Patriarca). The indictment charged Palmi-giano with the murder of Raymond Curcio (Curcio) on February 19, 1965. The indictment also charged the defendant and Pat-riarca with being accessories before the fact to the murder of Curcio.

Of the three individuals named in the indictment, only the case against defendant has gone to trial. Palmigiano pleaded guilty to the count of murder and was given a life sentence…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Rogers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. Charles S. RonderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  4. State v. DarcySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  5. State v. SouzaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
  2. State v. CoelhoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  3. State v. GomesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  4. State v. RamosSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
  5. State v. DameSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985

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