State v. Bonin

OPINION

On May 9, 1991, the defendant, Harry T. Bonin (Bonin), by his counsel, appeared before this court to show cause why his appeal from a judgment of conviction involving the possession of marijuana should not be summarily denied and dismissed. The state was also admonished to be prepared to show cause why Bonin’s appeal should not be summarily sustained.

The record indicates that on November 19, 1988, Bonin was involved in a motor-vehicle accident when the vehicle he was driving veered off Route 102 in Exeter, Rhode Island, and came to rest along a wooded embankment. A rescue vehicle…