State v. Thomas Mercurio

OPINION

Justice INDEGLIA, for the Court.

The defendant Thomas Mercurio (Mer-curio or defendant) appeals from his con- vietion on one count of resisting arrest. The defendant contends that the trial justice abused his discretion by permitting the prosecutor to inquire about three prior convictions for assault and, during cross-examination, erred in permitting the prosecutor to reveal that two of the defendant’s prior assault convictions in question were upon police officers. This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on March 4, 2014. After carefully considering the written and…