Legal Opinion
State v. Gilman
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 9, 1972No. 1041-Ex. and 1042-ExPublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
A Superior Court jury found the defendant, Wayne Gilman, guilty of conspiring to deliver and the unlawful possession of a central nervous system stimulant. The charges which are contained in two separate indictments were consolidated for trial. We have consolidated the appeals and the bill of exceptions filed by the defendant in each case.
The charges arise out of an incident that occurred on the early evening of December 10, 1968. The jury was presented with two different versions of what transpired.
The prosecution’s version was given by a state narcotics inspector who was working undercover…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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