Legal Opinion
State v. Merida
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 25, 2008No. 2006-317-C.APublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice ROBINSON for the Court.
On May 9, 2006, a jury found the defendant, Javier Merida, guilty of the following felonies: one count of second-degree child molestation in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-37-8.3 and two counts of first-degree child molestation in violation of § 11-37-8.1. Thereafter, on July 7, 2006, he received one thirty-year sentence on the second-degree child molestation count and two forty-year sentences on the two first-degree child molestation counts, all to be served concurrently. The court further ordered the defendant to have no contact with the victim for forty…
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- State v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
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