Legal Opinion
State v. Clark
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 8, 1980No. 76-440-C.APublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This indictment charges the defendant, Sidney Clark (Clark), and two others with the murder of Claude Saunders (Saunders). The charges arose from the November 2, 1974 stabbing death of Saunders at a time when the deceased and the defendant were incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI). On September 11, 1975, the state filed a motion requesting that each defendant be tried separately. The motion was granted, and in late October 1975 a Superior Court jury found the defendant guilty of second-degree murder. Subsequently, the trial justice, acting…
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