In re Caldarone

Two petitions for writs of habeas corpus, each

of which seeks a review of petitioner’s conviction by a Superior Court jury on charges concerning the illegal possession of barbiturates, drugs and hypodermic ‘ needles and syringes are consolidated. It appearing that petitioners’ rights to appeal having been lost because of some incident for which they were not responsible, the instant petitions will be articulated as petitions for writs of certiorari. Hester v. Timothy, 108 R. I. 376, 275 A.2d 637 (1971); MacKenzie & Shea v. R. I. Hospital Trust Co., 45 R. I. 407, 122 A. 774 (1923). Petitions…