Legal Opinion
State v. Farrell
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 1, 1982No. 81-196-C.APublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
In this case the defendant, Harold J. Farrell, Jr., (Farrell) appeals his conviction after jury trial in the Superior Court, for possession of a stolen motor vehicle and for possession of a motor vehicle with an altered identification number. He was given a five-year sentence on the stolen vehicle charge and a one-year suspended sentence with one year probation on the other charge.
On appeal, Farrell has raised four issues. The first issue challenges the search and seizure of the car in question. He claims this was done in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. We…
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