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Advisory Opinion to the Governor

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided November 20, 1981No. 81-268-M.PPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

To His Excellency J. Joseph Garrahy

Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

We have received from Your Excellency, pursuant to section 2 of article XII of the amendments to the State Constitution, a request for our advice on the constitutionality of P.L.1981, ch. 104, “An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure,” which is to become effective on January 1, 1982. Because of *543the significant impact this act may have on the administration of our criminal-justice system, we have requested and received amici curiae briefs from the offices of the Attorney General and the Public…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. United States v. ButeraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
  3. Joseph Zicarelli v. Albert D. Gray, Jr., Superintendent, New Jersey State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  4. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Alvarado v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. QuattrocchiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1996
  2. State v. ByrnesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  3. In re House of RepresentativesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1990
  4. McCarthy v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1990
  5. State v. KluthSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012

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