Legal Opinion
State v. Whitman
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 7, 1981No. 80-67-C.APublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
The defendant James J. Whitman (Whitman), appeals from his conviction after trial by jury in the Superior Court. The criminal information against him charges eight counts of the abominable and detestable crime against nature, in violation of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-10-1. The events giving rise to the action against him occurred between August 1976 and the 16th day of September, 1978. Only five of the eight original counts were submitted to the jury. The trial justice ruled that three of them had merged with other counts in the information. The jury returned…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- State v. ColangeloSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1935
- United States v. Dennis O. MillerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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