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State v. Hughes

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 7, 1985No. 84-117-C.APublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The defendant, James J. Hughes III, was indicted by a grand jury on November 5, 1982. The indictment charged him with three counts: (1) murder in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-23-1, (2) robbery in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-39-1, and (3) larceny over $500 in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) §§ 11-41-1 and 11-41-5. 1 The case was tried before a justice of the Superior Court sitting with a jury that returned a verdict of guilty in regard to felony murder and robbery on November 29, 1983. After denying defendant’s motion…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Taylor v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. State v. ManciniSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  5. Stevenson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. State v. BurnsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
  3. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
  4. State v. SoaresSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. KeohaneMassachusetts Superior Court · 2000

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