Legal Opinion
State v. Travis
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 9, 1990No. 87-313-C.APublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on the appeal of the defendant Gene E. Travis from a conviction of murder in the first degree and the imposition by the trial justice of a sentence of life imprisonment without parole pursuant to G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-23-2, as amended by P.L.1984, ch. 221, § 1. We affirm both the conviction and the sentence. The facts of the case insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows.
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- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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