Legal Opinion
State v. Thornton
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 27, 2002No. 99-376-C.A. And 98-263-C.APublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOURCIER, Justice.
In these consolidated appeals, the defendant, Christopher S. Thornton, first challenges his convictions by a Superior Court trial jury for Mdnapping, domestic felony assaults, intimidation of a witness, and violation of a previous no-contact order. He also appeals from the denial of his post-trial motion to reduce the sentences that were imposed following his convictions.
Facts and Travel
For some six years prior to June 1996, Debra Means (Debra) and Christopher S. Thornton (defendant or Thornton) had been engaged in a relationship from which in 1994, a daughter, Amy,1…
2Cases cited84 opinions
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- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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- Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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