Legal Opinion
State v. Vaccaro
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 19, 1973No. 1753-EX &cPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, C. J.
This indictment charged the defendant, Michael B. Vaccaro, with the murder of Judith Dionne on Bodell Avenue in the city of Providence on June 26, 1970, at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The case was tried to a jury in the Superior Court, and the defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree. His subsequent motion for a new trial was denied, and on February 23, 1971, he was sentenced to imprisonment for life. He is now in this court prosecuting his bill of exceptions.
The state produced eyewitness testimony of the shooting from two witnesses who lived at 9 Bodell Avenue, which…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. ManciniSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- Morgan v. Washington Trust CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
- State v. CoolidgeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1969
- State v. NordstromSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. JaletteSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- State v. PatriarcaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- State v. ByrnesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- State v. SantosSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- State v. BowdenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1974
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