Legal Opinion
Dewitt v. State, Pm
Superior Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 18, 2008No. PM 05-5084Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
This matter is before the Court pursuant to the application of Frederick DeWitt (petitioner) for post-conviction relief pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 10-9.1-1.
TRAVEL
According to petitioner's oral argument at the conclusion of the evidentiary hearing conducted in this matter, petitioner was arrested on March 31, 1995 on charges that later ripened into an indictment P1/95-2962 ("indictment"). The indictment charged petitioner with three crimes: Count 1 ". . . sexual penetration to wit fellatio . . . by force or coercion in violation of section 11-37-2 and section 11-37-3 of the General Laws…
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