State v. Baptista

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, George J. Baptista, from his sentence of three consecutive life terms for first-degree child molestation. The Superior Court justice imposed the sentence after the defendant entered guilty pleas to two counts of first-degree child molestation and Alford pleas 1 to two other counts of first-degree child molestation. The facts pertinent to this appeal are as follows.

On April 2, 1991, the Pawtucket police department arrested defendant and charged him with three counts of first-degree child molestation. The defendant was arraigned…