Legal Opinion
State v. Mathias
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 10, 1980No. 79-63-C.APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
The defendant, Sandra M. Mathias (Mathias), was tried before a Superior Court jury and convicted on two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Mathias is now before the court on an appeal from the judgment of conviction entered against her. 1 The facts giving rise to the charges against the defendant can be succinctly stated.
The state alleged that on July 1, 1977, Salvatore Lombardi (Lombardi), acting as an undercover narcotics agent for the Warwick police department, purchased five tablets from Mathias outside her home in that city. Four days later,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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