Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 14, 2008No. 2007-169-C.APublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The defendant, Daymon B. Jones, appeals from a Superior Court order denying his motion to vacate sentence and his motion to reduce sentence. The defendant argues that he was sentenced twice for the same conduct in two separate probation-violation hearings. This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument pursuant to an order directing the parties to show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not summarily be decided. After hearing the arguments of counsel and examining the memoranda filed by the parties and the record of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Johnston v. PoulinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
  2. State v. LetourneauSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  3. State v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
  4. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
  5. State v. QuaweaySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002

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