Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Sherman v. Almeida
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 22, 2000No. 98-157-AppealPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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GOLDBERG, Justice.
This appeal arose from the criminal activity of former Superior Court Justice Antonio S. Almeida (Almeida), who, while presiding over supplementary proceedings involving a man who was incapacitated and incapable of protecting his own interests, acted in a manner that was corrupt and reprehensible, and represents a dark hour in the history of the Superior Court. A civil action based upon this corrupt conduct and the unscrupulous behavior of other equally nefarious individuals was instituted on February 27, 1992, by the plaintiff, the estate of Paul K. Sherman, against…
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