State v. Studman

In 1974 the grand jury returned an indictment against the defendant, Robert L. Studman, charging him with assaulting a correctional officer while confined at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI). The defendant pleaded nolo contendere and on February 9, 1976, he was sentenced to two years in the ACI. Execution of the sentence was suspended and the defendant was placed on two years’ probation. On August 7, 1976, the defendant allegedly robbed an employee of the Dutchland Farms store in Providence. As a result of the charge of robbery against the defendant, a violation hearing was held in…