Legal Opinion

State v. Laurence

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided April 27, 2011No. 2007-64-C.APublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice INDEGLIA,

for the Court.

Norman Laurence (defendant or Laurence) appeals pro se from a Superior Court judgment denying his application for postconviction relief. Laurence contends that the tidal justice erred by dismissing his assertions that the actions and inac-tions of two attorneys rendered his pretrial representation ineffective. Laurence also maintains that his trial preparations secretly were taped while he was incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) and provided to the state’s attorneys, who allegedly used the tapes to subvert his defense during trial.…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. GrayhurstSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
  3. Shatney v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  4. Ouimette v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
  5. Bustamante v. WallSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Rice v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
  2. Kyle Campbell v. State of Rhode IslandSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
  4. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
  5. Tassone v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012

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