Legal Opinion
State v. Eckhart
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 13, 1977No. 75-278-C. APublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
This is a two-count indictment, which charges the defendant with the illegal possession and the delivery of marijuana, both of which are violations of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, G. L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) §§21-28-31 and 21-28-32. A Superior Court jury returned a not guilty verdict on the possession count and a guilty verdict on the delivery count.
The prosecution’s case depended on the testimony of Annette, an informer in the pay of the state’s Division of Drug Control. Annette told the jury that she met Eckhart at a prearranged get-together in a Newport nightclub on the evening of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. AnthonySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- State v. ByrnesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- State v. RomanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- State v. BennettSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
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