Legal Opinion

State v. Tregaskis

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided April 21, 1988No. 87-221 C.APublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case is before us on the defendant’s appeal from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court following a nonjury trial. We affirm. The facts insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows.

On October 28, 1985, William Tregaskis (defendant) was transported from the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) to the Washington County Superior Court by Captain Leon Brown and Deputy Sheriff Mark Gardner of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department. The defendant was one of seven prisoners that Captain Brown and Deputy Sheriff Gardner were responsible for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Pardey v. Boulevard Billiard ClubSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
  3. State v. FurlongSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
  4. State v. SitkoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  5. Zincone v. MancusoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
  2. State v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
  3. State v. MorrisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  4. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  5. State v. HallSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008

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