Legal Opinion
State v. Lachapelle
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 1, 1973No. 1574-Ex. &cPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, C. J.
This indictment charges Gerald M. Lachapelle with the murder of Robert L. Clouette on April 6, 1969. After a trial in the Superior Court to a jury, the defendant was found guilty of murder in the second degree and is now in this court prosecuting a bill of exceptions.
It appears from the evidence that at about 11:30 p.m. on April 5, 1969, having just left the home of his girlfriend, Margaret Desmarais, Gerald Lachapelle arrived at Angie’s Cafe in Woonsocket. In the bar, Lachapelle engaged in conversation with Seril Esten, a person he had known as a child. About 1 a.m. Robert Clouette and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. VargusSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
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