State v. Hall

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” 1 The defendant, Joseph L. Hall, appeals four convictions stemming from what first appeared to be a routine traffic stop on a stormy South Providence night. After the jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts, the trial justice deemed the defendant to be a habitual offender and enhanced his sentence pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 12-19-21. 2 The issues raised before this Court are (1) whether showing a single photograph of the defendant to a police officer, while the suspect still was at-large…