Gaze v. State

OPINION

FAY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a Superior Court denial of post-conviction relief. The petitioner claims he was denied the constitutional right to confront his accusers during parole-revocation proceedings. We sustain his appeal.

In June of 1965 petitioner, Arthur Gaze (Gaze), was sentenced to a twenty-five-year prison term for second-degree murder. He was released on parole in June 1974 because of his excellent prison record and maintained that freedom until 1983. On April 20, 1983, as a result of charges brought by the Providence Police Department for first-degree sexual…