Legal Opinion

State v. Barkmeyer

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 20, 2008No. 2006-279-C.APublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

While bathing her eight-year-old daughter, Jane,1 on May 22, 2004, Jennifer Bark-meyer (Jennifer) noticed blood in the child’s underwear. When the bleeding continued, Jennifer called her daughter’s pediatrician for an appointment. On May 25, 2004, the pediatrician examined Jane and found bruising in her vaginal area. Suspecting sexual abuse, the pediatrician instructed Jennifer to take her daughter to Hasbro Children’s Hospital for further examination. The pediatrician also notified *990the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) about his suspicion…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. State v. DuboisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
  2. State v. LynchSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
  3. State v. Keith HarrisonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2013
  4. State v. HakSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2009
  5. State v. Tony GonzalezSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2016

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