Legal Opinion
State v. Pope
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 9, 1980No. 77-449-C.APublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
The defendant, Vincent Pope (Pope), was charged in a multicount information with committing the crimes of assault with intent to rob, assault with a dangerous weap on, extortion, and carrying a gun without a license. A Superior Court jury returned guilty verdicts with respect to all four counts. Pope’s motion for a new trial was denied. Thereafter, the trial justice imposed a series of concurrent prison sentences. Pope is before us on an appeal in which he raises a multitude of issues, most of which merit little consideration.
At about 5 a. m. on September 5, 1976, a…
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