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Pelliccia v. Sharkey

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 10, 1972No. 812-M. PPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.

This is a petition for.a writ of habeas corpus. On July 15, 1968, petitioner pleaded nolo to each of two indictments, Nos. 35429 and 35430.

The first numbered indictment charged petitioner with altering identification of a firearm in violation of now G. L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-47-24.

The second indictment charged unlawful carrying of a pistol in a motor vehicle in violation of now §11-47-8.

These pleas were accepted and petitioner was given the maximum sentence on each offense, namely one year and one day. However, the justice imposing these sentences then ordered suspension of their…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. BretonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1899
  2. In Re RadovichCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Pitts v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  4. Bourgeois v. PageCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. KasperSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
  2. State v. StudmanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  3. Gonsalves v. HowardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1974
  4. State v. BarberSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
  5. State v. BouffardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012

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