State v. Godette

OPINION

The defendant, Arthur E. Godette (Go-dette), appeals from a Superior Court hearing justice’s denial of his motion to dismiss a criminal information charging him with possession of a stolen vehicle pursuant to G.L.1956 § 31-9-2. Godette asserts that he should not be tried for the offense of possessing a stolen vehicle because an earlier violation hearing had exonerated him from the charge of driving that same stolen vehicle without consent of the owner. His appeal came before the Court for oral argument on March 8, 2000, pursuant to an order that had directed both parties to appear in…