State v. Muir

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The defendant, William Muir, was indicted by a grand jury for the robbery of a branch of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank. After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant was found guilty of the charge. A writ of certiorari was issued by this court on November 20, 1980, to review the proceedings below. 1

On September 17, 1979, at approximately 2:50 p! m., the branch of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank situated on Reservoir Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island, was held up. A lone male walked up to the teller Richard Caparotta and…