Legal Opinion
State v. Letourneau
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 27, 1982No. 80-545-C.APublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
On July 20, 1973, the grand jury for the counties of Providence and Bristol returned an indictment charging Edward Letourneau (Letourneau) and four other individuals with a variety of charges, including conspiracy to kidnap and assault. The charges arose out of a June 2,1973 episode in which Letourneau was part of a group of prisoners who first seized four correctional officers, then released two and physically assaulted the remaining two. On March 12, 1974, Letourneau appeared in Superior Court to plead guilty to the charge. He was placed on probation for a period of…
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