State v. Olink

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

The defendant, Michael Olink, appeals from his conviction in the Superior Court on three counts of robbery of controlled substances. Olink was first tried before a jury in February of 1983. He was acquitted of assault with intent to rob, but a mistrial was declared on the robbery charges after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. A second jury trial was held on those charges, and Olink was found guilty. After denying his motion for a new trial, the trial justice sentenced Olink to thirty years on each count, with fifteen years suspended and fifteen years probation,…