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State v. Ziobrowski

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 22, 1980No. 77-74-C.A., 77-282-C.APublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

These are consolidated appeals from Superior Court judgments denying applications for postconviction relief filed pursuant to G.L.1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 10 — 9.1—1, as enacted by P.L.1974, ch. 220, § 3. The applicants were originally convicted in 1973, in the Superior Court of Providence County on charges of (1) assault with a dangerous weapon, (2) abominable and detestable crime against nature, (3) kidnapping, (4) rape, and (5) robbery.

The pertinent facts are set out in State v. Benoit, 117 R.I. 69, 363 A.2d 207 (1976). Before their trial in 1973, the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by48 opinions

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  4. Friedman v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
  5. Pontbriand v. SundlunSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997

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