Legal Opinion

In re Petitions for Writ of Certiorari Seeking Review of Denials of Applications for Postconviction Relief

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided November 19, 2019No. 19-250-263, 19-265-267, 19-269-271, 19-277-280, 19-282-285, 19-289-292, 19-295, 19-310-312, 19-327, 19-377-378, 19-382-383Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court In re Petitions for Writ of : Certiorari Seeking Review of Denials of Applications for : Postconviction Relief. ORDER This Court has received more than forty nearly identical petitions for writ of certiorari filed by individuals incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions.1 All seek review of the Superior Court’s denial of the respective petitioner’s postconviction-relief (PCR) application.2 The only variation in the PCR applications, and the resulting petitions for writ of certiorari, are the factual underpinnings and the statute(s) at issue. The arguments set forth are…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. Curtis MaxieSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2018
  2. State v. Troy FootmanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2018

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