Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

State v. Brennan

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 1, 1993No. 92-201-C.APublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter is before the Supreme Court on an appeal from the denial of the applicant Thomas Brennan’s application for postconviction relief filed pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1985 Reenactment) chapter 9.1 of title 10. We affirm.

Thomas Brennan (Thomas) and his brother, Michael Brennan (Michael) were tried separately for the brutal slaying of eighty-one-year-old Lawrence Bello. Each was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Both brothers appealed the convictions. In State v. Michael Brennan, 526 A.2d 483 (R.I.1987), this court addressed the issues common…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

30 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Chapdelaine v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
  2. Brennan v. VoseSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
  3. Powers v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  4. Larngar v. WallSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007
  5. Vorgvongsa v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API