State v. Ouimette

OPINION

DORIS, Justice.

This is an appeal by the state from a decision of the Superior Court to sustain the defendant’s, Gerard Ouimette’s, motion to dismiss a charge of perjury, a violation of G.L.1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-33-1.

This case evolves from an October 1975 incident at the Adult Correctional Institutions (A.C.I.) in which two prison inmates, Pasco Meo and Charles Fenner were assaulted. Ouimette and three other prison inmates, Ralph DeMasi, Ronald Sweet, and Richard Gomes were charged with these assaults.

Following plea negotiations, Ouimette entered nolo contendere pleas which were…