State v. Thomas

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case comes before us on an appeal by the defendant Mark Thomas (defendant) from his convictions of two counts of first degree sexual assault. G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-37-2, as amended by P.L. 1987, ch. 238, § 1, and § 11-37-3. The defendant asserts that his sentence violates his State and Federal Constitutional protections against double jeopardy and is impermissible under the literal language of § 11-37-2. He further contends that the trial justice erred in failing to sufficiently instruct the jury regarding the proper use of his prior criminal…