Legal Opinion

State v. Bedford

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided November 23, 2010No. 2010-32-M.PPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

This case came before the Court in conference pursuant to the state’s confession of error. The state indicates its agreement with the attorney for the defendant Normand Bedford that the defendant was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel during his closing argument at trial and that consequently his convictions and the sentences imposed thereon should be vacated and the case remanded to the Superior Court for a new trial. Counsel for the defendant joins in the state’s confession of error and moves this Court to admit the defendant to bail forthwith in the event of this Court’s…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Silvia v. BruleSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2010

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