Legal Opinion

State v. Austin

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 21, 1983No. 81-357-C.APublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Thomas Austin, was tried and convicted before a jury in the Washington County Superior Court on an information charging him with breaking and entering a business establishment in the nighttime with intent to commit larceny on May 14,1977, in violation of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-8-4. His motion for a new trial was denied, and he is now before us on appeal and assigns as error certain evidentiary and other rulings.

The record discloses that at approximately 3:45 a.m., on May 14, 1977, Patrolman Glen Browning, in response to a silent…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. State v. ClineSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  4. State v. AnthonySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
  5. State v. DionneSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. State v. FennerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
  2. State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  3. State v. BeaumierSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
  4. DiLuglio v. Providence Auto Body, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  5. State v. HockenhullSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987

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