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State v. Gazerro

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided September 17, 1980No. 77-338-C.APublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The defendants, Paul J. Gazerro and Scott T. Badessa, were indicted on March 19, 1976, for the murder of Robert M. De-mirjian, in violation of G.L.1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11 -23-1, and for conspiracy to murder, in violation of G.L.1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-1-1. After a trial in the Superior Court, a jury acquitted both defendants of the conspiracy charge but found them both guilty of murder in the second degree. The defendants filed motions for a new trial, which were heard and denied. Badessa was sentenced to twenty years in the Adult Correctional…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. People v. GreenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Alberty v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. John L. Bailey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. State v. CaruoloSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
  2. State v. MattatallSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
  3. State v. DarcySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  4. State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
  5. State v. AustinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983

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