Legal Opinion
DeWitt v. Ventetoulo
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 20, 1992No. Civ. A. No. 90-615BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Fred E. DeWitt, a prisoner at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), seeks habeas corpus relief under the authority of 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that he was denied due process when the Superior Court of the State, of Rhode Island corrected an illegally imposed suspension of a portion of his life sentence. Petitioner seeks to reinstate the partial suspension of his sentence.
Petitioner was convicted by a Rhode Island Superior Court jury on charges of robbery, arson, and assault with intent to commit murder. On May 8,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Hilton v. BraunskillSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. Paul C. "Paulie" VillanoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Robert Breest v. Raymond Helgemoe, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by2 opinions
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