Legal Opinion
State v. Verlaque
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided September 6, 1983No. 82-159-C.APublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
The defendant, Peter Verlaque (Ver-laque), appeals from a Superior Court jury conviction of murder in the second degree. ‘We reverse. Although Verlaque raises a number of issues, we shall address only those questions relating to the motion to suppress his confession and Rule 16 of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure.
On Friday evening, May 30, 1980, Ver-laque left the Causeway Lounge in Smith-field, where he had been drinking for approximately four to five hours, and began hitchhiking to another bar. He decided to visit Maria Dube (Maria) after having been…
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