Legal Opinion

State v. Ferrara

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided October 24, 2005No. 2005-51-C.APublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1142OPINION

Justice ROBINSON

for the Court.

The defendant, David Ferrara, appeals from the Superior Court’s determination that he violated the terms and conditions of his probation by committing an attempted breaking and entering. As a result of this violation, Mr. Ferrara was sentenced to serve ten years of a previously imposed twenty-five year suspended sentence.

On appeal, the defendant contends (1) that the photo array used by the Providence police was unduly suggestive, thus denying him his constitutional right to due process of law, and (2) that the hearing justice abused his discretion by…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. SylviaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
  2. State v. RiouxSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
  3. State v. GodetteSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  4. State v. WaiteSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
  5. State v. ZnoskoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. ShepardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
  2. State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
  3. State v. Michael GiardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2017
  4. State v. HouseSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
  5. State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012

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