Legal Opinion
State v. Woodson
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 23, 1988No. 86-262-C.APublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
This matter is before the Supreme Court on appeal by the defendant, Donald F. Woodson, from his conviction in the Providence County Superior Court. Woodson was found guilty of the abominable and detestable crime against nature, fellatio, G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-10-1, and of second degree sexual assault, G.L. 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-37-4, as amended by P.L.1984, ch. 59, § 1. He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment on each count: eight years to be served, seven suspended, with seven years probation to follow. We affirm.
At trial the evidence presented…
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