State v. Quintal

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal by the state from an order by the trial justice dismissing the indictment against the defendant. The dismissal resulted from the state’s failure to comply with a court order compelling it to produce certain medical records pertaining to the complaining witness. We affirm the decision of the trial justice and hold that the trial justice did not abuse his discretion in dismissing the indictment.

On August 3, 1981, defendant was secretly indicted by a Newport County Grand Jury on four counts of third-degree sexual assault. At defendant’s September 21, 1981…