Legal Opinion
State v. Benoit
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 20, 1976No. 74-278-C. APublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
The defendants were convicted by a Superior Court jury of assault with a dangerous weapon, an abominable and detestable crime against nature, kidnapping, rape and robbery. On appeal they argue that their trial was deficient in no less than nineteen 'different respects.
The complaining witness testified that while walking to her home in Providence late on the night of June 20, 1973, she was accosted by two men who forced her to enter their automobile, drove to Cranston, and over a period of several hours assaulted her, robbed her of her money, and against her will forced her to remove her…
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