Legal Opinion
State v. Blake Covington
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 2, 2013No. 2011-345-AppealPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice GOLDBERG,
for the Court.
On September 29, 2010, a street fight erupted among several women in Pawtuck-et, Rhode Island. The fracas was viewed by a large throng of onlookers, including one group consisting of Claudio Nieves (Nieves) and his friends and another comprising the defendant, Blake Covington, and his companions. After the street fight, tensions between these two groups remained high. This animosity culminated in a shooting that left Nieves paralyzed. The defendant was identified as the gunman.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for multiple counts of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- State v. PatriarcaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- State v. BettencourtSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
- Commonwealth v. CoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- State v. TexieiraSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
- State v. GazerroSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
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