Legal Opinion
State v. James Briggs. State v. Anna M. Matthias (Mathias)
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 13, 2013No. 2011-47-C.A., 2011-50-C.APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.
In these consolidated appeals, the defendants, James Briggs and Anna M. Matthias, 1 challenge the denial of their motions to seal records pursuant to G.L.1956 § 12- 19-19(c) and G.L.1956 § 12-1-12. Specifically, the defendants assert that the trial justice erred: by refusing to apply § 12-19-19(c) retroactively; in finding that said provision violates the separation-of-powers doctrine; and in declining to sever the “shall be exonerated” portion of the statute from the “shall be sealed” provision. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm…
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