Legal Opinion
State v. Bennett
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 4, 1981No. 80-127-C.APublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by the defendant, James Bennett, from a conviction of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), with intent to deliver in violation of G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) § 21-28-4.-01(A)(1), as enacted by P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2.
Prior to trial, defendant filed a motion to suppress all evidence seized by the arresting officers, asserting that this evidence was the product of an illegal arrest. He also moved to dismiss the information on the ground that since § 21-28-4.01(A)(1) expressly excludes marijuana, he could not be convicted…
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