Legal Opinion
State v. Gonsalves
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 1, 1984No. 83-261-C.APublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Ralph Gonsalves, Jr., was charged by information with the fraudulent use of a credit card, in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-49-4. The case was tried before a justice of the Superior Court, sitting with a jury, which returned a verdict of guilty against the defendant. His motion for a new trial was denied, and he is now before us on appeal.
The record discloses that on December 29, 1980, defendant was a customer in the Casual Male Clothing Store in East Providence. The defendant, then nineteen years of age, approached the counter…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lynch v. KingSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
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3Cited by37 opinions
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