Legal Opinion
State v. Thorpe
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 8, 1981No. 79-361-C.APublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
The defendant, James Thorpe (Thorpe), was originally charged with the murder of his four-month-old daughter. Presently he is before us on a two-issue appeal following a Superior Court verdict in which the jury found that the defendant was guilty of committing an assault and battery upon his daughter. The verdict came after the trial justice had granted Thorpe’s motions for judgment of acquittal in regard to first- and second-degree murder, and the case was presented to the jury on the charge of manslaughter and the lesser-but-included offense of assault and battery.…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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