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State v. Barton

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 15, 1981No. 79-429-C.APublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This indictment charged the defendants, Ronald F. Barton (Barton) and James Murphy (Murphy), as well as five other individuals, with conspiring to break into and enter a building in the nighttime with intent to commit larceny therein, the possession of burglary tools, and the malicious destruction of communication lines belonging to the New England Telephone Company. Barton, Murphy, and Arthur M. Barrett (Barrett) went to trial on all three counts before a Superior Court jury. The jury acquitted Barrett and returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Barton and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Callanan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. People v. McGeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. United States v. Eduardo BermudezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. WaltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  2. State v. RomanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  3. State v. RosSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2009
  4. State v. MastracchioSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
  5. State v. DePinaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002

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