Legal Opinion
State v. Gelinas
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 5, 1980No. 78-240-C.APublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of assault on a uniformed police officer engaged in the performance of his duties, the assault causing bodily injury, a violation of G.L.1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-5-5, as amended by P.L.1979, ch. 249, § 1. The jury also found him not guilty on a second count that charged him with assault with a dangerous weapon, 1 a violation of G.L.1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-5-2.
The trial justice sentenced defendant to one year’s imprisonment; he ordered defendant to serve the first three months; he suspended the remaining…
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