Legal Opinion
State v. Jennings
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 3, 1983No. 81-215-C.APublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Robert P. Jennings, appeals from judgments of conviction entered on a two-count indictment after a jury trial in the Providence County Superior Court. Count 1 of the indictment charged the defendant with murdering one Robert Cappel-li on November 4, 1979, in violation of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-23-1. Count 2 charged the defendant with possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence on said date in violation of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-47-3. After due deliberations the jury found the defendant guilty of the lesser…
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