Legal Opinion

State v. Bergevine

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided October 20, 2005No. 2004-327-C.APublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The issue presented in this case, although novel, can be disposed of rather simply. The defendant, John Bergevine, was found by the Superior Court to be a violator of the terms and conditions of his probationary status. On appeal, he argues that he was no longer on probation at the time of the offense that was found to constitute a violation of his probation. We are unable to accept the defendant’s reasoning.

The defendant’s basic contention is that the credit which he was awarded for time served resulted in a retroactive change of his sentencing date — thereby causing his probation…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. State v. DantzlerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  3. State v. HeathSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Mark D. Powers v. Warwick Public SchoolsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2019
  2. State v. Cory J. RobertsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2013
  3. Alexander Rose v. State of Rhode IslandSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2014
  4. Donald Panarello v. State of Rhode Island, Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2014
  5. Anthony Perkins v. State of Rhode IslandSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2013

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