Legal Opinion

State v. FIGUEREO

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided December 9, 2011No. 2009-149-C.APublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON,

for the Court.

On October 16, 2008, a Superior Court jury found the defendant, Raquel Figuer-eo, guilty of shoplifting. As her sole argument on appeal, the defendant contends that the justice of the Superior Court who presided over that trial erred in declining to instruct the jury that eyewitness certainty is not a reliable indicator of eyewitness accuracy.

For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

I

Facts and Travel

On September 27, 2007, Raquel Figuer-eo was charged by criminal complaint with “willfully tak[ing] possession…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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