Legal Opinion
State v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 9, 1987No. 86-78-C.APublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on appeal by the defendant, James Jordan, from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury trial in the Superior Court. The jury returned a guilty verdict on one count of first-degree child-molestation sexual assault in violation of G.L. 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-37-8.1, as amended by P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 2. We reverse. The complaining witness, Catherine N., 1 testified to the following facts at trial.
On or about January 12, 1985, Catherine telephoned defendant and asked him to take her to the West Warwick police station so that she…
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