Legal Opinion

State v. Wisehart

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided February 1, 1990No. 89-27-C.APublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAY, Chief Justice.

This case is before us on an appeal by the defendant, Thomas Wisehart (Wise-hart), from a Superior Court denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence. We affirm.

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows. On October 6, 1975, a grand jury handed down indictment No. W2/75-163 *435charging defendant with one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of delivery of a controlled substance. On December 1, 1975, defendant pleaded nolo contendere to both counts. The trial court imposed a one-year suspended sentence with five years’ probation for the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. FortesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
  2. In Re the Personal Restraint of GeorgeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1988
  3. State v. GordonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
  4. People v. Burton SmithMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. State v. PiresSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MouzonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. State v. BallardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  3. State v. Sharif K. FairweatherSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2016
  4. Commonwealth v. MouzonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. State v. Joseph SegrainSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2021

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